Oleaginous Microalgae Having an LPAAT Ablation

ABSTRACT

Recombinant DNA techniques are used to produce oleaginous recombinant cells that produce triglyceride oils having desired fatty acid profiles and regiospecific or stereospecific profiles. Genes manipulated include those encoding stearoyl-ACP desaturase, delta 12 fatty acid desaturase, acyl-ACP thioesterase, ketoacyl-ACP synthase, lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, ketoacyl-CoA reductase, hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, and/or enoyl-CoA reductase. The oil produced can have enhanced oxidative or thermal stability, or can be useful as a frying oil, shortening, roll-in shortening, tempering fat, cocoa butter replacement, as a lubricant, or as a feedstock for various chemical processes. The fatty acid profile can be enriched in midchain profiles or the oil can be enriched in triglycerides of the saturated-unsaturated-saturated type.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(e) of U.S.Provisional Patent Application No. 62/143,711, filed Apr. 6, 2015, andU.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/145,723, filed Apr. 10, 2015,each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

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This application includes a list of sequences, as shown at the end ofthe detailed description.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention relate to oils/fats, fuels, foods,and oleochemicals and their production from cultures of geneticallyengineered cells. Specific embodiments relate to oils with a highcontent of triglycerides bearing fatty acyl groups upon the glycerolbackbone in particular regiospecific patterns, highly stable oils, oilswith high levels of oleic or mid-chain fatty acids, and productsproduced from such oils.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

PCT Publications WO2008/151149, WO2010/06031, WO2010/06032,WO2011/150410, WO2011/150411, WO2012/061647, WO2012/061647,WO2012/106560, and WO2013/158938 disclose oils and methods for producingthose oils in microbes, including microalgae. These publications alsodescribe the use of such oils to make foods, oleochemicals and fuels.

Certain enzymes of the fatty acyl-CoA elongation pathway function toextend the length of fatty acyl-CoA molecules. Elongase-complex enzymesextend fatty acyl-CoA molecules in 2 carbon additions, for examplemyristoyl-CoA to palmitoyl-CoA, stearoyl-CoA to arachidyl-CoA, oroleoyl-CoA to eicosanoyl-CoA, eicosanoyl-CoA to erucyl-CoA. In addition,elongase enzymes also extend acyl chain length in 2 carbon increments.KCS enzymes condense acyl-CoA molecules with two carbons frommalonyl-CoA to form beta-ketoacyl-CoA. KCS and elongases may showspecificity for condensing acyl substrates of particular carbon length,modification (such as hydroxylation), or degree of saturation. Forexample, the jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthasehas been demonstrated to prefer monounsaturated and saturated C18- andC20-CoA substrates to elevate production of erucic acid in transgenicplants (Lassner et al., Plant Cell, 1996, Vol 8(2), pp. 281-292),whereas specific elongase enzymes of Trypanosoma brucei show preferencefor elongating short and midchain saturated CoA substrates (Lee et al.,Cell, 2006, Vol 126(4), pp. 691-9).

The type II fatty acid biosynthetic pathway employs a series ofreactions catalyzed by soluble proteins with intermediates shuttledbetween enzymes as thioesters of acyl carrier protein (ACP). Bycontrast, the type I fatty acid biosynthetic pathway uses a single,large multifunctional polypeptide.

The oleaginous, non-photosynthetic alga, Prototheca moriformis, storescopious amounts of triacylglyceride oil under conditions when thenutritional carbon supply is in excess, but cell division is inhibiteddue to limitation of other essential nutrients. Bulk biosynthesis offatty acids with carbon chain lengths up to C18 occurs in the plastids;fatty acids are then exported to the endoplasmic reticulum where (if itoccurs) elongation past C18 and incorporation into triacylglycerides(TAGs) is believed to occur. Lipids are stored in large cytoplasmicorganelles called lipid bodies until environmental conditions change tofavor growth, whereupon they are mobilized to provide energy and carbonmolecules for anabolic metabolism.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with an embodiment, there is a cell, optionally amicroalgal cell, which produces at least 20% oil by dry weight. The oilhas a fatty acid profile with 5% or less of saturated fatty acids,optionally less than 4%, less than 3.5%, or less than 3% of saturatedfatty acids. The fatty acid profile can have (a) less than 2.0% C16:0;(b) less than 2% C18:0; and/or (c) a C18:1/C18:0 ratio of greater than20. Alternately, the fatty acid profile can have (a) less than 1.9%C16:0; (b) less than 1% C18:0; and/or (c) a C18:1/C18:0 ratio of greaterthan 100. The fatty acid profile can have a sum of C16:0 and C18:0 of2.5% or less, or optionally, 2.2% or less.

The cell can overexpress both a KASII gene and a SAD gene. Optionally,the KASII gene encodes a mature KASII protein with at least 80, 85, 90,or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 18 and/or the SAD gene encodes amature SAD protein with at least 80, 85, 90, or 95% sequence identity toSEQ ID NO: 65. Optionally, the cell has a disruption of an endogenousFATA gene and/or an endogenous FAD2 gene. In some cases, the cellcomprises a nucleic acid encoding an inhibitory RNA to down-regulate theexpression of a desaturase. In some cases, the inhibitory RNA is ahairpin RNA that down regulates a FAD2 gene.

The cell can be a Eukaryotic microalgal cell; the oil has sterols with asterol profile characterized by an excess of ergosterol overβ-sitosterol and/or the presence of 22, 23-dihydrobrassicasterol,poriferasterol or clionasterol.

In an embodiment, a method includes cultivating the recombinant cell andextracting the oil from the cell. Optionally, the oil is used in a foodproduct with at least one other edible ingredient or subjected to achemical reaction.

In one embodiment, an oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell thatproduces a cell oil, the cell comprising an ablation (knock-out) of oneor more alleles of an endogenous polynucleotide encoding alysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT). In some embodiments, thecell comprises ablation of both alleles of an LPAAT. In someembodiments, the cell comprises ablation of an allele of an LPAATidentified as LPAAT1 or ablation of an LPAAT identified as LPAAT2. Insome embodiments, the cell comprises ablation of both alleles of LPAAT1and ablation of both alleles of LPAAT2.

In some embodiments, an oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell has bothan ablation of an endogenous LPAAT and a recombinant nucleic acid thatencodes one or more of an active LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, LPAAT and FAE.The LPCAT has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, or 92 or to the relevant portions of SEQ ID NO:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, or 103. The PDCT has at least 80, 85, 90 or95% sequence identity to the relevant portions of SEQ ID NO: 93. TheDAG-CPT has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to the relevantportions of SEQ ID NO: 94, 95, or 96. The LPAAT has at least 80, 85, 90or 95% sequence identity to the relevant portions of SEQ ID NO: 12, 16,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 63, 82, or 83. The FAE has at least 80,85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to the relevant portions of SEQ ID NO:19, 20, 84, or 85.

In some embodiments, an oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell has bothan ablation of an endogenous LPAAT and a first recombinant nucleic acidthat encodes one or more of an active LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, and LPAATand a second recombinant nucleic acid that encodes an active FAE.

In some embodiments, an oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell has bothan ablation of an endogenous LPAAT and a recombinant nucleic acid thatencodes one or more of an active LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, LPAAT and FAE andanother recombinant nucleic acid that encodes an active sucroseinvertase.

In some embodiments, the invention is an oil produced by a eukaryoticmicroalgal cell, the cell optionally of the genus Prototheca, the cellcomprising an ablation of one or more alleles of an endogenouspolynucleotide encoding LPAAT.

In other embodiments, the invention comprises an oil produced by aeukaryotic microalgal cell that has both an ablation of an endogenousLPAAT and a recombinant nucleic acid that encodes one or more of anactive LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, LPAAT and FAE.

In some embodiments, the invention comprises an oil produced anoleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell has both an ablation of anendogenous LPAAT and a first recombinant nucleic acid that encodes oneor more of an active LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, and LPAAT and a secondrecombinant nucleic acid that encodes an active FAE.

In some embodiments, the oil comprises at least 10%, at least 15%, atleast 20%, or at least 25% or higher C18:2. In other embodiments the oilcomprises at least 5%, at least 10%, at least 20%, or at least 25% orhigher C18:3. In some embodiments, the oil comprises at least 1%, atleast 5%, at least 7%, or at least 10% or higher C20:1. In someembodiments, the oil comprises at least 1%, at least 5%, at least 7%, orat least 10% or higher C22:1.

In some embodiments, the oil comprises at least 10%, at least 15%, or atleast 20% or higher of the combined amount of C20:1 and C22:1.

In some embodiments, the oil comprises less than 50%, less than 40%,less than 30%, or less than 20% or lower C18:1.

In some embodiments, an oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell thatproduces a cell oil, the cell comprising a recombinant nucleic acid thatencodes one or more of an active enzymes selected from the groupconsisting of LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, LPAAT and FAE. In other embodiments,the cell comprises a second exogenous gene encoding an active sucroseinvertase.

In an embodiment, an oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell produces acell oil. The cell is optionally of the genus Prototheca and includes anfirst exogenous gene encoding an active enzyme of one of the followingtypes:

(a) a lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT);(b) a phosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase(PDCT); or(c) CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase(DAG-CPT);and optionally a second exogenous gene encoding(d) a fatty acid elongase (FAE) active to increase the amount of C20:1and/or C22:1 fatty acids in the oil.

In some embodiments methods of heterotrophically cultivating recombinantcells of the invention are provided. In some embodiments methods ofcultivating recombinant cells heterotrophically and in the dark areprovided. The cultivated cells can be dewatered and/or dried. Oil fromthe cultivated cells can be extracted by mechanical means. Oil from thecultivated cells can be extracted by the use of non-polar organicsolvents such as hexane, heptane, pentane and the like. Alternativelymethanol, ethanol, or other polar organic solvents may be used. Whenmiscible solvents such as ethanol are used, salts such as NaCl may beused to “break” the emulsion between aqueous and organic phase.

In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an oil produced byan oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell as discussed above or herein.

In some embodiments, one or more chemical reactions are performed on theoil of the invention to produce a lubricant, fuel, or other usefulproducts. In other embodiments, a food product is prepared by adding theoil of the invention to another edible food ingredient.

In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an oleaginouseukaryotic microalgal cell that produces a cell oil, in which the cellis optionally of the genus Prototheca, and the cell comprises anexogenous polynucleotide that encodes an active ketoacyl-CoA reductase,hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, or enoyl-CoA reductase. In someembodiments, the exogenous polynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95%sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 144 and encodes an active ketoacyl-CoAreductase. In some embodiments, the exogenous polynucleotide has atleast 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 143 and encodesan active hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase. In some embodiments, theexogenous polynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequenceidentity to the enoyl-CoA reductase encoding portion of SEQ ID NO: 142and encodes an active enoyl-CoA reductase.

In some cases, the cell further comprises an exogenous nucleic acidencoding a lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT), aphosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT),CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT), alysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) or a fatty acid elongase(FAE). In some cases, the cell further comprises an exogenous nucleicacid encoding an enzyme selected from the group consisting of a sucroseinvertase and an alpha galactosidase. In some cases, the cell furthercomprises an exogenous nucleic acid that encodes a desaturase and/or aketoacyl synthase. In some cases, the cell further comprises adisruption of an endogenous FATA gene. In some cases, the cell furthercomprises a disruption of an endogenous or FAD2 gene. In someembodiments, the cell further comprises a nucleic acid encoding aninhibitory RNA that down-regulates the expression of a desaturase.

In some embodiments, the cell oil comprises sterols with a sterolprofile characterized by an excess of ergosterol over β-sitosteroland/or the presence of 22, 23-dihydrobrassicasterol, poriferasterol orclionasterol.

In one aspect, the present invention provides an oil produced by anoleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell, in which the cell is optionallyof the genus Prototheca, and the cell comprises an exogenouspolynucleotide that encodes an active ketoacyl-CoA reductase,hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, or enoyl-CoA reductase. In some cases, theexogenous polynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequenceidentity to SEQ ID NO: 144 and encodes an active ketoacyl-CoA reductase.In some cases, the exogenous polynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90 or95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 143 and encodes an activehydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase. In some cases, the exogenous polynucleotidehas at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to the enoyl-CoAreductase encoding portion of SEQ ID NO: 142 and encodes an activeenoyl-CoA reductase.

In some embodiments, the oil is produced by a cell that furthercomprises an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a lysophosphatidylcholineacyltransferase (LPCAT), a phosphatidylcholine diacylglycerolcholinephosphotransferase (PDCT), CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerolcholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT), a lysophosphatidic acidacyltransferase (LPAAT) or a fatty acid elongase (FAE). In some cases,the cell further comprises and exogenous nucleic acid encoding an enzymeselected from the group consisting of a sucrose invertase and an alphagalactosidase.

In some cases, the oil comprises at least 10% C18:2. In some cases, theoil comprises at least 15% C18:2. In some cases, the oil comprises atleast 1% C18:3. In some cases, the oil comprises at least 5% C18:3. Insome cases, the oil comprises at least 10% C18:3. In some cases, the oilcomprises at least 1% C20:1. In some cases, the oil comprises at least5% C20:1. In some cases, the oil comprises at least 7% C20:1. In somecases, the oil comprises at least 1% C22:1. In some cases, the oilcomprises at least 5% C22:1. In some cases, the oil comprises at least7% C22:1. In some embodiments, the oil comprises sterols with a sterolprofile characterized by an excess of ergosterol over β-sitosteroland/or the presence of 22, 23-dihydrobrassicasterol, poriferasterol orclionasterol.

In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a cell of the generaPrototheca or Chlorella that produces a cell oil, wherein the cellcomprises an exogenous polynucleotide that replaces an endogenousregulatory element of an endogenous gene. In some cases, the cell is aPrototheca cell. In some cases, the cell is a Prototheca moriformiscell.

In some embodiments, the endogenous regulatory element is a promoterthat controls the expression of an endogenous acetyl-CoA carboxylase. Insome cases, the exogenous polynucleotide is a Prototheca moriformisAMT03 promoter.

In some cases, the cell further comprises an exogenous nucleic acid thatencodes an active ketoacyl-CoA reductase, hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase,or enoyl-CoA reductase. In some embodiments, the exogenous nucleic acidhas at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 144 andencodes an active ketoacyl-CoA reductase. In some embodiments, theexogenous nucleic acid has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identityto SEQ ID NO: 143 and encodes an active hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase. Insome embodiments, the exogenous nucleic acid has at least 80, 85, 90 or95% sequence identity to the enoyl-CoA reductase encoding portion of SEQID NO: 142 and encodes an active enoyl-CoA reductase.

In some cases, the cell further comprises an exogenous nucleic acidencoding a lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT), aphosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT),CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT), alysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) or a fatty acid elongase(FAE). In some cases, the cell further comprises an exogenous nucleicacid that encodes a desaturase and/or a ketoacyl synthase. In somecases, the cell further comprises a disruption of an endogenous FATAgene. In some cases, the cell further comprises a disruption of anendogenous or FAD2 gene. In some cases, the cell further comprises anucleic acid encoding an inhibitory RNA that down-regulates theexpression of a desaturase.

In some embodiments, the cell oil comprises sterols with a sterolprofile characterized by an excess of ergosterol over β-sitosteroland/or the presence of 22, 23-dihydrobrassicasterol, poriferasterol orclionasterol.

In one aspect, the present invention provides an oil produced by any oneof the cells discussed above or herein.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a method comprising (a)cultivating a cell as discussed above or herein to produce an oil, and(b) extracting the oil from the cell.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of preparing acomposition comprising subjecting the oil discussed above or herein to achemical reaction.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of preparing afood product comprising adding the oil discussed above or herein toanother edible ingredient.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a polynucleotide with atleast 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 144. In somecases, the polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ IDNO: 144.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a polynucleotide with atleast 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 143. In somecases, the polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ IDNO: 143.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a polynucleotide with atleast 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to nucleotides 4884 to 5816 ofSEQ ID NO: 142. In some cases, the polynucleotide comprises thenucleotide sequence of nucleotides 4884 to 5816 of SEQ ID NO: 142.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a ketoacyl-CoA reductase(KCR) encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 144. In somecases, the KCR is encoded by a polynucleotide with at least 80, 85, 90or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 144.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a hydroxylacyl-CoAdehydratase (HACD) encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 143.In some cases, the HACD is encoded by a polynucleotide with at least 80,85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 143.

In one aspect, the present invention provides an enoyl-CoA reductase(ECR) encoded by the nucleotide sequence of nucleotides 4884 to 5816 ofSEQ ID NO: 142. In some cases, the ECR is encoded by a polynucleotidewith at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to nucleotides 4884 to5816 of SEQ ID NO: 142.

In various embodiments of the invention, two or more features discussedabove or herein can be combined together.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the total saturated fatty acid levels of S8188 in 15-Lfed-batch fermentation runs 140558F22 and 140574F24.

FIG. 2 shows the percent saturates produced from various cell linesdiscussed in Example 17. “MCB” refers to the master cell bank, and “WCB”refers to the working cell bank. Strains S8695 and S8696, whencultivated in liquid culture media, had total saturates of about 3.6%and 3.75%, respectively.

FIG. 3 shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of P. morformisand plant ketoacyl-CoA reductase proteins.

FIG. 4 shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of P. morformisand plant hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase proteins.

FIG. 5 shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of P. morformisand plant enoyl-CoA reductase proteins.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show the alignment of the amino acid sequences of thetwo alleles of P. morformis acetyl-CoA carboxylase proteins, PmACCase1-1 and PmACCase1-2

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION I. Definitions

An “allele” refers to a copy of a gene where an organism has multiplesimilar or identical gene copies, even if on the same chromosome. Anallele may encode the same or similar protein.

In connection with two fatty acids in a fatty acid profile, “balanced”shall mean that the two fatty acids are within a specified percentage oftheir mean area percent. Thus, for fatty acid a in x % abundance andfatty acid b in y % abundance, the fatty acids are “balanced to within z%” if |x−((x+y)/2)| and |y−((x+y)/2)| are ≦100(z).

A “cell oil” or “cell fat” shall mean a predominantly triglyceride oilobtained from an organism, where the oil has not undergone blending withanother natural or synthetic oil, or fractionation so as tosubstantially alter the fatty acid profile of the triglyceride. Inconnection with an oil comprising triglycerides of a particularregiospecificity, the cell oil or cell fat has not been subjected tointeresterification or other synthetic process to obtain thatregiospecific triglyceride profile, rather the regiospecificity isproduced naturally, by a cell or population of cells. For a cell oilproduced by a cell, the sterol profile of oil is generally determined bythe sterols produced by the cell, not by artificial reconstitution ofthe oil by adding sterols in order to mimic the cell oil. In connectionwith a cell oil or cell fat, and as used generally throughout thepresent disclosure, the terms oil and fat are used interchangeably,except where otherwise noted. Thus, an “oil” or a “fat” can be liquid,solid, or partially solid at room temperature, depending on the makeupof the substance and other conditions. Here, the term “fractionation”means removing material from the oil in a way that changes its fattyacid profile relative to the profile produced by the organism, howeveraccomplished. The terms “cell oil” and “cell fat” encompass such oilsobtained from an organism, where the oil has undergone minimalprocessing, including refining, bleaching and/or degumming, which doesnot substantially change its triglyceride profile. A cell oil can alsobe a “noninteresterified cell oil”, which means that the cell oil hasnot undergone a process in which fatty acids have been redistributed intheir acyl linkages to glycerol and remain essentially in the sameconfiguration as when recovered from the organism.

“Exogenous gene” shall mean a nucleic acid that codes for the expressionof an RNA and/or protein that has been introduced into a cell (e.g. bytransformation/transfection), and is also referred to as a “transgene”.A cell comprising an exogenous gene may be referred to as a recombinantcell, into which additional exogenous gene(s) may be introduced. Theexogenous gene may be from a different species (and so heterologous), orfrom the same species (and so homologous), relative to the cell beingtransformed. Thus, an exogenous gene can include a homologous gene thatoccupies a different location in the genome of the cell or is underdifferent control, relative to the endogenous copy of the gene. Anexogenous gene may be present in more than one copy in the cell. Anexogenous gene may be maintained in a cell as an insertion into thegenome (nuclear or plastid) or as an episomal molecule.

“FADc”, also referred to as “FAD2” is a gene encoding a delta-12 fattyacid desaturase.

“Fatty acids” shall mean free fatty acids, fatty acid salts, or fattyacyl moieties in a glycerolipid. It will be understood that fatty acylgroups of glycerolipids can be described in terms of the carboxylic acidor anion of a carboxylic acid that is produced when the triglyceride ishydrolyzed or saponified.

“Fixed carbon source” is a molecule(s) containing carbon, typically anorganic molecule that is present at ambient temperature and pressure insolid or liquid form in a culture media that can be utilized by amicroorganism cultured therein. Accordingly, carbon dioxide is not afixed carbon source.

“In operable linkage” is a functional linkage between two nucleic acidsequences, such a control sequence (typically a promoter) and the linkedsequence (typically a sequence that encodes a protein, also called acoding sequence). A promoter is in operable linkage with an exogenousgene if it can mediate transcription of the gene.

“Microalgae” are eukaryotic microbial organisms that contain achloroplast or other plastid, and optionally that is capable ofperforming photosynthesis, or a prokaryotic microbial organism capableof performing photosynthesis. Microalgae include obligatephotoautotrophs, which cannot metabolize a fixed carbon source asenergy, as well as heterotrophs, which can live solely off of a fixedcarbon source. Microalgae include unicellular organisms that separatefrom sister cells shortly after cell division, such as Chlamydomonas, aswell as microbes such as, for example, Volvox, which is a simplemulticellular photosynthetic microbe of two distinct cell types.Microalgae include cells such as Chlorella, Dunaliella, and Prototheca.Microalgae also include other microbial photosynthetic organisms thatexhibit cell-cell adhesion, such as Agmenellum, Anabaena, andPyrobotrys. Microalgae also include obligate heterotrophicmicroorganisms that have lost the ability to perform photosynthesis,such as certain dinoflagellate algae species and species of the genusPrototheca.

In connection with fatty acid length, “mid-chain” shall mean C8 to C16fatty acids.

In connection with a recombinant cell, the term “knockdown” refers to agene that has been partially suppressed (e.g., by about 1-95%) in termsof the production or activity of a protein encoded by the gene.

Also, in connection with a recombinant cell, the term “knockout” refersto a gene that has been completely or nearly completely (e.g., >95%)suppressed in terms of the production or activity of a protein encodedby the gene. Knockouts can be prepared by ablating the gene byhomologous recombination of a nucleic acid sequence into a codingsequence, gene deletion, mutation or other method. When homologousrecombination is performed, the nucleic acid that is inserted(“knocked-in”) can be a sequence that encodes an exogenous gene ofinterest or a sequence that does not encode for a gene of interest.

An “oleaginous” cell is a cell capable of producing at least 20% lipidby dry cell weight, naturally or through recombinant or classical strainimprovement. An “oleaginous microbe” or “oleaginous microorganism” is amicrobe, including a microalga that is oleaginous (especially eukaryoticmicroalgae that store lipid). An oleaginous cell also encompasses a cellthat has had some or all of its lipid or other content removed, and bothlive and dead cells.

An “ordered oil” or “ordered fat” is one that forms crystals that areprimarily of a given polymorphic structure. For example, an ordered oilor ordered fat can have crystals that are greater than 50%, 60%, 70%,80%, or 90% of the 13 or (3′ polymorphic form.

In connection with a cell oil, a “profile” is the distribution ofparticular species or triglycerides or fatty acyl groups within the oil.A “fatty acid profile” is the distribution of fatty acyl groups in thetriglycerides of the oil without reference to attachment to a glycerolbackbone. Fatty acid profiles are typically determined by conversion toa fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), followed by gas chromatography (GC)analysis with flame ionization detection (FID), as in Example 1. Thefatty acid profile can be expressed as one or more percent of a fattyacid in the total fatty acid signal determined from the area under thecurve for that fatty acid. FAME-GC-FID measurement approximate weightpercentages of the fatty acids. A “sn-2 profile” is the distribution offatty acids found at the sn-2 position of the triacylglycerides in theoil. A “regiospecific profile” is the distribution of triglycerides withreference to the positioning of acyl group attachment to the glycerolbackbone without reference to stereospecificity. In other words, aregiospecific profile describes acyl group attachment at sn-1/3 vs.sn-2. Thus, in a regiospecific profile, POS (palmitate-oleate-stearate)and SOP (stearate-oleate-palmitate) are treated identically. A“stereospecific profile” describes the attachment of acyl groups atsn-1, sn-2 and sn-3. Unless otherwise indicated, triglycerides such asSOP and POS are to be considered equivalent. A “TAG profile” is thedistribution of fatty acids found in the triglycerides with reference toconnection to the glycerol backbone, but without reference to theregiospecific nature of the connections. Thus, in a TAG profile, thepercent of SSO in the oil is the sum of SSO and SOS, while in aregiospecific profile, the percent of SSO is calculated withoutinclusion of SOS species in the oil. In contrast to the weightpercentages of the FAME-GC-FID analysis, triglyceride percentages aretypically given as mole percentages; that is the percent of a given TAGmolecule in a TAG mixture.

The term “percent sequence identity,” in the context of two or moreamino acid or nucleic acid sequences, refers to two or more sequences orsubsequences that are the same or have a specified percentage of aminoacid residues or nucleotides that are the same, when compared andaligned for maximum correspondence, as measured using a sequencecomparison algorithm or by visual inspection. For sequence comparison todetermine percent nucleotide or amino acid identity, typically onesequence acts as a reference sequence, to which test sequences arecompared. When using a sequence comparison algorithm, test and referencesequences are input into a computer, subsequence coordinates aredesignated, if necessary, and sequence algorithm program parameters aredesignated. The sequence comparison algorithm then calculates thepercent sequence identity for the test sequence(s) relative to thereference sequence, based on the designated program parameters. Optimalalignment of sequences for comparison can be conducted using the NCBIBLAST software (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/) set to default parameters. Forexample, to compare two nucleic acid sequences, one may use blastn withthe “BLAST 2 Sequences” tool Version 2.0.12 (Apr. 21, 2000) set at thefollowing default parameters: Matrix: BLOSUM62; Reward for match: 1;Penalty for mismatch: −2; Open Gap: 5 and Extension Gap: 2 penalties;Gap x drop-off: 50; Expect: 10; Word Size: 11; Filter: on. For apairwise comparison of two amino acid sequences, one may use the “BLAST2 Sequences” tool Version 2.0.12 (Apr. 21, 2000) with blastp set, forexample, at the following default parameters: Matrix: BLOSUM62; OpenGap: 11 and Extension Gap: 1 penalties; Gap x drop-off 50; Expect: 10;Word Size: 3; Filter: on.

“Recombinant” is a cell, nucleic acid, protein or vector that has beenmodified due to the introduction of an exogenous nucleic acid or thealteration of a native nucleic acid. Thus, e.g., recombinant cells canexpress genes that are not found within the native (non-recombinant)form of the cell or express native genes differently than those genesare expressed by a non-recombinant cell. Recombinant cells can, withoutlimitation, include recombinant nucleic acids that encode for a geneproduct or for suppression elements such as mutations, knockouts,antisense, interfering RNA (RNAi) or dsRNA that reduce the levels ofactive gene product in a cell. A “recombinant nucleic acid” is a nucleicacid originally formed in vitro, in general, by the manipulation ofnucleic acid, e.g., using polymerases, ligases, exonucleases, andendonucleases, using chemical synthesis, or otherwise is in a form notnormally found in nature. Recombinant nucleic acids may be produced, forexample, to place two or more nucleic acids in operable linkage. Thus,an isolated nucleic acid or an expression vector formed in vitro byligating DNA molecules that are not normally joined in nature, are bothconsidered recombinant for the purposes of this invention. Once arecombinant nucleic acid is made and introduced into a host cell ororganism, it may replicate using the in vivo cellular machinery of thehost cell; however, such nucleic acids, once produced recombinantly,although subsequently replicated intracellularly, are still consideredrecombinant for purposes of this invention. Similarly, a “recombinantprotein” is a protein made using recombinant techniques, i.e., throughthe expression of a recombinant nucleic acid.

The terms “triglyceride”, “triacylglyceride” and “TAG” are usedinterchangeably as is known in the art.

II. General

Illustrative embodiments of the present invention feature oleaginouscells that produce altered fatty acid profiles and/or alteredregiospecific distribution of fatty acids in glycerolipids, and productsproduced from the cells. Examples of oleaginous cells include microbialcells having a type II fatty acid biosynthetic pathway, includingplastidic oleaginous cells such as those of oleaginous algae and, whereapplicable, oil producing cells of higher plants including but notlimited to commercial oilseed crops such as soy, corn, rapeseed/canola,cotton, flax, sunflower, safflower and peanut. Other specific examplesof cells include heterotrophic or obligate heterotrophic microalgae ofthe phylum Chlorophtya, the class Trebouxiophytae, the orderChlorellales, or the family Chlorellacae. Examples of oleaginousmicroalgae and method of cultivation are also provided in Published PCTPatent Applications WO2008/151149, WO2010/06032, WO2011/150410, andWO2011/150411, including species of Chlorella and Prototheca, a genuscomprising obligate heterotrophs. The oleaginous cells can be, forexample, capable of producing 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, or about90% oil by cell weight, ±5%. Optionally, the oils produced can be low inhighly unsaturated fatty acids such as DHA or EPA fatty acids. Forexample, the oils can comprise less than 5%, 2%, or 1% DHA and/or EPA.The above-mentioned publications also disclose methods for cultivatingsuch cells and extracting oil, especially from microalgal cells; suchmethods are applicable to the cells disclosed herein and incorporated byreference for these teachings. When microalgal cells are used they canbe cultivated autotrophically (unless an obligate heterotroph) or in thedark using a sugar (e.g., glucose, fructose and/or sucrose) In any ofthe embodiments described herein, the cells can be heterotrophic cellscomprising an exogenous invertase gene so as to allow the cells toproduce oil from a sucrose feedstock. Alternately, or in addition, thecells can metabolize xylose from cellulosic feedstocks. For example, thecells can be genetically engineered to express one or more xylosemetabolism genes such as those encoding an active xylose transporter, axylulose-5-phosphate transporter, a xylose isomerase, a xylulokinase, axylitol dehydrogenase and a xylose reductase. See WO2012/154626,“GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS THAT METABOLIZE XYLOSE”,published Nov. 15, 2012, including disclosure of genetically engineeredPrototheca strains that utilize xylose.

The oleaginous cells may, optionally, be cultivated in abioreactor/fermenter. For example, heterotrophic oleaginous microalgalcells can be cultivated on a sugar-containing nutrient broth.Optionally, cultivation can proceed in two stages: a seed stage and alipid-production stage. In the seed stage, the number of cells isincreased from a starter culture. Thus, the seed stage(s) typicallyincludes a nutrient rich, nitrogen replete, media designed to encouragerapid cell division. After the seed stage(s), the cells may be fed sugarunder nutrient-limiting (e.g. nitrogen sparse) conditions so that thesugar will be converted into triglycerides. As used herein, “standardlipid production conditions” means that the culture conditions arenitrogen limiting. Sugar and other nutrients can be added during thefermentation but no additional nitrogen is added. The cells will consumeall or nearly all of the nitrogen present, but no additional nitrogen isprovided. For example, the rate of cell division in the lipid-productionstage can be decreased by 50%, 80% or more relative to the seed stage.Additionally, variation in the media between the seed stage and thelipid-production stage can induce the recombinant cell to expressdifferent lipid-synthesis genes and thereby alter the triglyceridesbeing produced. For example, as discussed below, nitrogen and/or pHsensitive promoters can be placed in front of endogenous or exogenousgenes. This is especially useful when an oil is to be produced in thelipid-production phase that does not support optimal growth of the cellsin the seed stage.

The oleaginous cells express one or more exogenous genes encoding fattyacid biosynthesis enzymes. As a result, some embodiments feature celloils that were not obtainable from a non-plant or non-seed oil, or notobtainable at all.

The oleaginous cells (optionally microalgal cells) can be improved viaclassical strain improvement techniques such as UV and/or chemicalmutagenesis followed by screening or selection under environmentalconditions, including selection on a chemical or biochemical toxin. Forexample the cells can be selected on a fatty acid synthesis inhibitor, asugar metabolism inhibitor, or an herbicide. As a result of theselection, strains can be obtained with increased yield on sugar,increased oil production (e.g., as a percent of cell volume, dry weight,or liter of cell culture), or improved fatty acid or TAG profile.Co-owned U.S. application 60/141,167 filed on 31 Mar. 2015 describesmethods for classically mutagenizing oleaginous cells.

For example, the cells can be selected on one or more of1,2-Cyclohexanedione; 19-Norethindone acetate; 2,2-dichloropropionicacid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyaceticacid, methyl ester; 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid;2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, butyl ester; 2,4-dichlorophenoxyaceticacid, isooctyl ester; 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, methyl ester;2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid; 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid, methylester; 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile; 2-deoxyglucose;5-Tetradecyloxy-w-furoic acid; A-922500; acetochlor; alachlor; ametryn;amphotericin; atrazine; benfluralin; bensulide; bentazon; bromacil;bromoxynil; Cafenstrole; carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone(CCCP); carbonyl cyanide-p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone (FCCP);cerulenin; chlorpropham; chlorsulfuron; clofibric acid; clopyralid;colchicine; cycloate; cyclohexamide; C75; DACTHAL (dimethyltetrachloroterephthalate); dicamba; dichloroprop((R)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid); Diflufenican;dihyrojasmonic acid, methyl ester; diquat; diuron; dimethylsulfoxide;Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG); endothall; ethalfluralin; ethanol;ethofumesate; Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl; Fluazifop-p-Butyl; fluometuron;fomasefen; foramsulfuron; gibberellic acid; glufosinate ammonium;glyphosate; haloxyfop; hexazinone; imazaquin; isoxaben; Lipase inhibitorTHL ((−)-Tetrahydrolipstatin); malonic acid; MCPA(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid); MCPB(4-(4-chloro-o-tolyloxy)butyric acid); mesotrione; methyldihydrojasmonate; metolachlor; metribuzin; Mildronate; molinate;naptalam; norharman; orlistat; oxadiazon; oxyfluorfen; paraquat;pendimethalin; pentachlorophenol; PF-04620110; phenethyl alcohol;phenmedipham; picloram; Platencin; Platensimycin; prometon; prometryn;pronamide; propachlor; propanil; propazine; pyrazon; Quizalofop-p-ethyl;s-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC); s,s,s-tributylphosphorotrithioate;salicylhydroxamic acid; sesamol; siduron; sodium methane arsenate;simazine; T-863 (DGAT inhibitor); tebuthiuron; terbacil; thiobencarb;tralkoxydim; triallate; triclopyr; triclosan; trifluralin; and vulpinicacid.

The oleaginous cells produce a storage oil, which is primarilytriacylglyceride and may be stored in storage bodies of the cell. A rawoil may be obtained from the cells by disrupting the cells and isolatingthe oil. The raw oil may comprise sterols produced by the cells.WO2008/151149, WO2010/06032, WO2011/150410, and WO2011/1504 discloseheterotrophic cultivation and oil isolation techniques for oleaginousmicroalgae. For example, oil may be obtained by providing orcultivating, drying and pressing the cells. The oils produced may berefined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) as known in the art or asdescribed in WO2010/120939. The raw or RBD oils may be used in a varietyof food, chemical, and industrial products or processes. Even after suchprocessing, the oil may retain a sterol profile characteristic of thesource. Microalgal sterol profiles are disclosed below. See especiallySection XIII of this patent application. After recovery of the oil, avaluable residual biomass remains. Uses for the residual biomass includethe production of paper, plastics, absorbents, adsorbents, drillingfluids, as animal feed, for human nutrition, or for fertilizer.

The nucleic acids of the invention may contain control sequencesupstream and downstream in operable linkage with the gene of interest,including LPAAT, LPCAT, FAE, PDCT, DAG-CPT, and other lipid biosyntheticpathway genes as discussed herein. These control sequences includepromoters, targeting sequences, untranslated sequences and other controlelements.

The nucleic acids of the invention can be codon optimized for expressionin a target host cell (e.g., using the codon usage tables of Tables 1and 2.) For example, at least 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100% ofthe codons used can be the most preferred codon according to Table 1 or2. Alternately, at least 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100% of thecodons used can be the first or second most preferred codon according toTable 1 or 2. Preferred codons for Prototheca strains and for Chlorellaprotothecoides are shown below in Tables 1 and 2, respectively.

TABLE 1 Preferred codon usage in Prototheca strains. Ala GCG 345 (0.36)Asn AAT   8 (0.04) GCA  66 (0.07) AAC 201 (0.96) GCT 101 (0.11) GCC442 (0.46) Pro CCG 161 (0.29) CCA  49 (0.09) Cys TGT  12 (0.10) CCT 71 (0.13) TGC 105 (0.90) CCC 267 (0.49) Asp GAT  43 (0.12) Gln CAG226 (0.82) GAC 316 (0.88) CAA  48 (0.18) Glu GAG 377 (0.96) Arg AGG 33 (0.06) GAA  14 (0.04) AGA  14 (0.02) CGG 102 (0.18) Phe TTT 89 (0.29) CGA  49 (0.08) TTC 216 (0.71) CGT  51 (0.09) CGC 331 (0.57)Gly GGG  92 (0.12) GGA  56 (0.07) Ser AGT  16 (0.03) GGT  76 (0.10) AGC123 (0.22) GGC 559 (0.71) TCG 152 (0.28) TCA  31 (0.06) His CAT 42 (0.21) TCT  55 (0.10) CAC 154 (0.79) TCC 173 (0.31) Ile ATA  4 (0.01) Thr ACG 184 (0.38) ATT  30 (0.08) ACA  24 (0.05) ATC338 (0.91) ACT  21 (0.05) ACC 249 (0.52) Lys AAG 284 (0.98) AAA  7 (0.02) Val GTG 308 (0.50) GTA   9 (0.01) Leu TTG  26 (0.04) GTT 35 (0.06) TTA   3 (0.00) GTC 262 (0.43) CTG 447 (0.61) CTA  20 (0.03)Trp TGG 107 (1.00) CTT  45 (0.06) CTC 190 (0.26) Tyr TAT  10 (0.05) TAC180 (0.95) Met ATG 191 (1.00) Stop TGA/TAG/TAA

TABLE 2 Preferred codon usage in Chlorella protothecoides. TTC (Phe)TAC (Tyr) TGC (Cys) TGA (Stop) TGG (Trp) CCC (Pro) CAC (His) CGC (Arg)CTG (Leu) CAG (Gln) ATC (Ile) ACC (Thr) GAC (Asp) TCC (Ser) ATG (Met)AAG (Lys) GCC (Ala) AAC (Asn) GGC (Gly) GTG (Val) GAG (Glu)

The cell oils of this invention can be distinguished from conventionalvegetable or animal triacylglycerol sources in that the sterol profilewill be indicative of the host organism as distinguishable from theconventional source. Conventional sources of oil include soy, corn,sunflower, safflower, palm, palm kernel, coconut, cottonseed, canola,rape, peanut, olive, flax, tallow, lard, cocoa, shea, mango, sal,illipe, kokum, and allanblackia. See section XIII of this disclosure fora discussion of microalgal sterols.

TABLE 3 The fatty acid profiles of some commercial oilseed strains.Common Food Oils* C12:0 C14:0 C16:0 C16:1 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 Cornoil (Zea mays) <1.0 8.0-19.0 <0.5 0.5-4.0 19-50 38-65 <2.0 Cottonseedoil (Gossypium barbadense) <0.1 0.5-2.0 17-29  <1.5 1.0-4.0 13-44 40-630.1-2.1 Canola (Brassica rapa, B. napus, B. juncea) <0.1 <0.2 <6.0 <1.0<2.5 >50 <40 <14 Olive (Olea europea) <0.1 6.5-20.0 ≦3.5 0.5-5.0 56-85 3.5-20.0 ≦1.2 Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) <0.1 <0.2 7.0-16.0 <1.0 1.3-6.535-72 13.0-43  <0.6 Palm (Elaeis guineensis) 0.5-5.9 32.0-47.0  2.0-8.034-44  7.2-12.0 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorus) <0.1 <1.0 2.0-10.0 <0.5 1.0-10.0  7.0-16.0 72-81 <1.5 Sunflower (Helianthus annus) <0.1 <0.53.0-10.0 <1.0  1.0-10.0 14-65 20-75 <0.5 Soybean (Glycine max) <0.1 <0.57.0-12.0 <0.5 2.0-5.5 19-30 48-65  5.0-10.0 Solin-Flax (Linumusitatissimum) <0.1 <0.5 2.0-9.0  <0.5 2.0-5.0 8.0-60  40-80 <5.0*Unless otherwise indicated, data taken from the U.S. Pharacopeia's Foodand Chemicals Codex, 7th Ed. 2010-2011**

Where a fatty acid profile of a triglyceride (also referred to as a“triacylglyceride” or “TAG”) cell oil is given here, it will beunderstood that this refers to a nonfractionated sample of the storageoil extracted from the cell analyzed under conditions in whichphospholipids have been removed or with an analysis method that issubstantially insensitive to the fatty acids of the phospholipids (e.g.using chromatography and mass spectrometry). The oil may be subjected toan RBD process to remove phospholipids, free fatty acids and odors yethave only minor or negligible changes to the fatty acid profile of thetriglycerides in the oil. Because the cells are oleaginous, in somecases the storage oil will constitute the bulk of all the TAGs in thecell. Example 1 below gives analytical methods for determining TAG fattyacid composition and regiospecific structure.

Broadly categorized, certain embodiments of the invention include (i)recombinant oleaginous cells that comprise an ablation of one or two orall alleles of an endogenous polynucleotide, including polynucleotidesencoding lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) or (ii) cellsthat produce oils having low concentrations of polyunsaturated fattyacids, including cells that are auxotrophic for unsaturated fatty acids;(iii) cells producing oils having high concentrations of particularfatty acids due to expression of one or more exogenous genes encodingenzymes that transfer fatty acids to glycerol or a glycerol ester; (iv)cells producing regiospecific oils, (v) genetic constructs or cellsencoding a an LPAAT, a lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT),a phosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT),diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT) or fatty acylelongase (FAE), (vi) cells producing low levels of saturated fatty acidsand/or high levels of C18:1, C18:2, C18:3, C20:1 or C22:1, (vii) andother inventions related to producing cell oils with altered profiles.The embodiments also encompass the oils made by such cells, the residualbiomass from such cells after oil extraction, oleochemicals, fuels andfood products made from the oils and methods of cultivating the cells.

In any of the embodiments below, the cells used are optionally cellshaving a type II fatty acid biosynthetic pathway such as microalgalcells including heterotrophic or obligate heterotrophic microalgalcells, including cells classified as Chlorophyta, Treboindophyceae,Chlorellales, Chlorellaceae, or Chlorophyceae, or cells engineered tohave a type II fatty acid biosynthetic pathway using the tools ofsynthetic biology (i.e., transplanting the genetic machinery for a typeII fatty acid biosynthesis into an organism lacking such a pathway). Useof a host cell with a type II pathway avoids the potential fornon-interaction between an exogenous acyl-ACP thioesterase or otherACP-binding enzyme and the multienzyme complex of type I cellularmachinery. In specific embodiments, the cell is of the speciesPrototheca moriformis, Prototheca krugani, Prototheca stagnora orPrototheca zopfii or has a 23S rRNA sequence with at least 65, 70, 75,80, 85, 90 or 95% nucleotide identity SEQ ID NO: 25. By cultivating inthe dark or using an obligate heterotroph, the cell oil produced can below in chlorophyll or other colorants. For example, the cell oil canhave less than 100, 50, 10, 5, 1, 0.0.5 ppm of chlorophyll withoutsubstantial purification.

The stable carbon isotope value δ13C is an expression of the ratio of¹³C/¹²C relative to a standard (e.g. PDB, carbonite of fossil skeletonof Belemnite americana from Peedee formation of South Carolina). Thestable carbon isotope value δ13C (%) of the oils can be related to theδ13C value of the feedstock used. In some embodiments the oils arederived from oleaginous organisms heterotrophically grown on sugarderived from a C4 plant such as corn or sugarcane. In some embodimentsthe δ13C (%) of the oil is from −10 to −17% from −13 to −16%.

In specific embodiments and examples discussed below, one or more fattyacid synthesis genes (e.g., encoding an acyl-ACP thioesterase, aketo-acyl ACP synthase, an LPAAT, an LPCAT, a PDCT, a DAG-CPT, an FAE astearoyl ACP desaturase, or others described herein) is incorporatedinto a microalga. It has been found that for certain microalga, a plantfatty acid synthesis gene product is functional in the absence of thecorresponding plant acyl carrier protein (ACP), even when the geneproduct is an enzyme, such as an acyl-ACP thioesterase, that requiresbinding of ACP to function. Thus, optionally, the microalgal cells canutilize such genes to make a desired oil without co-expression of theplant ACP gene.

For the various embodiments of recombinant cells comprising exogenousgenes or combinations of genes, it is contemplated that substitution ofthose genes with genes having 60, 70, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,96, 97, 98, or 99% nucleic acid sequence identity can give similarresults, as can substitution of genes encoding proteins having 60, 70,80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 95.5, 96, 96.5, 97, 97.5, 98, 98.5, 99or 99.5% amino acid sequence identity. Likewise, for novel regulatoryelements, it is contemplated that substitution of those nucleic acidswith nucleic acids having 60, 70, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,97, 98, or 99% nucleic acid can be efficacious. In the variousembodiments, it will be understood that sequences that are not necessaryfor function (e.g. FLAG® tags or inserted restriction sites) can oftenbe omitted in use or ignored in comparing genes, proteins and variants.

Although discovered using or exemplified with microalgae, the novelgenes and gene combinations reported here can be used in higher plantsusing techniques that are well known in the art. For example, the use ofexogenous lipid metabolism genes in higher plants is described in U.S.Pat. Nos. 6,028,247, 5,850,022, 5,639,790, 5,455,167, 5,512,482, and5,298,421 disclose higher plants with exogenous acyl-ACP thioesterases.WO2009129582 and WO1995027791 disclose cloning of LPAAT in plants. FAD2suppression in higher plants is taught in WO 2013112578, and WO2008006171.

As described in Example 7, transcript profiling was used to discoverpromoters that modulate expression in response to low nitrogenconditions. The promoters are useful to selectively express variousgenes and to alter the fatty acid composition of microbial oils. Inaccordance with an embodiment, there are non-natural constructscomprising a heterologous promoter and a gene, wherein the promotercomprises at least 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, or 95% sequence identityto any of the promoters of Example 7 (e.g., SEQ ID NOs: 43-58) and thegene is differentially expressed under low vs. high nitrogen conditions.Optionally, the expression is less pH sensitive than for the AMT03promoter. For example, the promoters can be placed in front of a FAD2gene in a linoleic acid auxotroph to produce an oil with less than 5, 4,3, 2, or 1% linoleic acid after culturing under high, then low nitrogenconditions.

III. Ablation (Knock Out) of LPAAT and/or FATA

In an embodiment, the cell is genetically engineered so that one, two orall alleles of a lipid pathway gene are knocked out. In an embodiment,the lipid pathway gene is an LPAAT gene. Alternately, the amount oractivity of the gene products of the alleles is knocked down, forexample by inhibitory RNA technologies including RNAi, siRNA, miRNA,dsRNA, antisense, and hairpin RNA techniques. When one allele of thelipid pathway gene is knocked out, a corresponding decrease in theenzymatic activity is observed. When all alleles of the lipid pathwaygene are knocked out or sufficiently inhibited an auxotroph is created.A first transformation construct can be generated bearing donorsequences homologous to one or more of the alleles of the gene. Thisfirst transformation construct may be introduced and selection methodsfollowed to obtain an isolated strain characterized by one or moreallelic disruptions. Alternatively, a first strain may be created thatis engineered to express a selectable marker from an insertion into afirst allele, thereby inactivating the first allele. This strain may beused as the host for still further genetic engineering to knockout orknockdown the remaining allele(s) of the lipid pathway gene (e.g., usinga second selectable marker to disrupt a second allele). Complementationof the endogenous gene can be achieved through engineered expression ofan additional transformation construct bearing the endogenous gene whoseactivity was originally ablated, or through the expression of a suitableheterologous gene. The expression of the complementing gene can eitherbe regulated constitutively or through regulatable control, therebyallowing for tuning of expression to the desired level so as to permitgrowth or create an auxotrophic condition at will. In an embodiment, apopulation of the fatty acid auxotroph cells are used to screen orselect for complementing genes; e.g., by transformation with particulargene candidates for exogenous fatty acid synthesis enzymes, or a nucleicacid library believed to contain such candidates.

Knockout of all alleles of the desired gene and complementation of theknocked-out gene need not be carried out sequentially. The disruption ofan endogenous gene of interest and its complementation either byconstitutive or inducible expression of a suitable complementing genecan be carried out in several ways. In one method, this can be achievedby co-transformation of suitable constructs, one disrupting the gene ofinterest and the second providing complementation at a suitable,alternative locus. In another method, ablation of the target gene can beeffected through the direct replacement of the target gene by a suitablegene under control of an inducible promoter (“promoter hijacking”). Inthis way, expression of the targeted gene is now put under the controlof a regulatable promoter. An additional approach is to replace theendogenous regulatory elements of a gene with an exogenous, induciblegene expression system. Under such a regime, the gene of interest cannow be turned on or off depending upon the particular needs. A stillfurther method is to create a first strain to express an exogenous genecapable of complementing the gene of interest, then to knockout out orknockdown all alleles of the gene of interest in this first strain. Theapproach of multiple allelic knockdown or knockout and complementationwith exogenous genes may be used to alter the fatty acid profile,regiospecific profile, sn-2 profile, or the TAG profile of theengineered cell.

Where a regulatable promoter is used, the promoter can be pH-sensitive(e.g., amt03), nitrogen and pH sensitive (e.g., amt03), or nitrogensensitive but pH-insensitive (e.g., newly discovered promoters ofExample 7) or variants thereof comprising at least 60, 65, 70, 75, 80,85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98 or 99% sequence identity to any of theaforementioned promoters. In connection with a promoter, pH-insensitivemeans that the promoter is less sensitive than the amt03 promoter whenenvironmental conditions are shifter from pH 6.8 to 5.0 (e.g., at least5, 10, 15, or 20% less relative change in activity upon the pH-shift ascompared to an equivalent cell with amt03 as the promoter).

In a specific embodiment, the recombinant cell comprises nucleic acidsoperable to reduce the activity of an endogenous acyl-ACP thioesterase;for example a FatA or FatB acyl-ACP thioesterase having a preference forhydrolyzing fatty acyl-ACP chains of length C18 (e.g., stearate (C18:0)or oleate (C18:1), or C8:0-C16:0 fatty acids. The activity of anendogenous acyl-ACP thioesterase may be reduced by knockout or knockdownapproaches. Knockdown may be achieved, for example, through the use ofone or more RNA hairpin constructs, by promoter hijacking (substitutionof a lower activity or inducible promoter for the native promoter of anendogenous gene), or by a gene knockout combined with introduction of asimilar or identical gene under the control of an inducible promoter.Example 9 describes the ablation of an endogenous FATA locus and theexpression of sucrose inveratase and SAD from the ablated locus.

Accordingly, oleaginous cells, including those of organisms with a typeII fatty acid biosynthetic pathway can have knockouts or knockdowns ofacyl-ACP thioesterase-encoding or LPAAT-encoding alleles to such adegree as to eliminate or severely limit viability of the cells in theabsence of fatty acid supplementation or genetic complementations. Thesestrains can be used to select for transformants expressingacyl-ACP-thioesterase or LPAAT transgenes.

Alternately, or in addition, the strains can be used to completelytransplant exogenous acyl-ACP-thioesterases to give dramaticallydifferent fatty acid profiles of cell oils produced by such cells. Forexample, FATA expression can be completely or nearly completelyeliminated and replaced with FATB genes that produce mid-chain fattyacids. Alternately, an organism with an endogenous FatA gene havingspecificity for palmitic acid (C16) relative to stearic or oleic acid(C18) can be replaced with an exogenous FatA gene having a greaterrelative specificity for stearic acid (C18:0) or replaced with anexogenous FatA gene having a greater relative specificity for oleic acid(C18:1). In certain specific embodiments, these transformants withdouble knockouts of an endogenous acyl-ACP thioesterase produce celloils with more than 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90% caprylic, capric, lauric,myristic, or palmitic acid, or total fatty acids of chain length lessthan 18 carbons. Such cells may require supplementation with longerchain fatty acids such as stearic or oleic acid or switching ofenvironmental conditions between growth permissive and restrictivestates in the case of an inducible promoter regulating a FatA gene.

As discussed herein, the LPAAT enzyme catalyzes the transfer of afatty-acyl group to the sn-2 position of a substituted acylglyceroester.Depending on the particular LPAAT, the enzyme may prefer substrates ofshort-chain, mid-chain or long-chain fatty-acyl groups. Certain LPAATshave broad specificity and can catalyze short-chain and mid-chainfatty-acly groups or mid-chain or long-chain fatty acyl groups.

In host cells of the invention, the host cell may have one or moreendogenous LPAAT enzymes as well as having 1, 2 or more alleles encodinga particular LPAAT. The notation used herein to designate the LPAATs andtheir respective alleles is as follows. LPAAT1-1 designates allele 1encoding LPAAT1; LPAAT1-2 designates allele 2 encoding LPAAT1; LPAAT2-1designates allele 1 encoding LPAAT2; LPAAT2-2 designates allele 2encoding LPAAT2.

In host cells of the invention, the host cell may have one or moreendogenous thioesterase enzymes as well as having 1, 2 or more allelesencoding a particular thioesteras. The notation used herein to designatethe thioesterases and their respective alleles is as follows. FATA-1designates allele 1 encoding FATA; FATA-2 designates allele 2 encodingFATA; FATB-1 designates allele 1 encoding FATB; FATB-2 designates allele2 encoding FATB.

Alternately, or in addition, the strains can be used to completelytransplant exogenous LPATT to give dramatically different SN-2 profilesof cell oils produced by such cells. For example, LPAAT expression canbe completely or nearly completely eliminated and replaced with LPAATgenes that catalyze the transfer of fatty-acyl groups to the SN-2position. Alternately, an organism with an endogenous LPAAT gene havingspecificity for long-chain fatty-acyl groups can be replaced with anexogenous LPAAT gene having a greater relative specificity formid-chains or replaced with an exogenous LPAAT gene having a greaterrelative specificity for short-chain fatty-acyl groups.

In an embodiment the oleaginous cells are cultured (e.g., in abioreactor). The cells are fully auxotrophic or partially auxotrophic(i.e., lethality or synthetic sickness) with respect to one or moretypes of fatty acid. The cells are cultured with supplementation of thefatty acid(s) so as to increase the cell number, then allowing the cellsto accumulate oil (e.g. to at least 40% by dry cell weight).Alternatively, the cells comprise a regulatable fatty acid synthesisgene that can be switched in activity based on environmental conditionsand the environmental conditions during a first, cell division, phasefavor production of the fatty acid and the environmental conditionsduring a second, oil accumulation, phase disfavor production of thefatty acid. In the case of an inducible gene, the regulation of theinducible gene can be mediated, without limitation, via environmental pH(for example, by using the AMTS promoter as described in the Examples).

As a result of applying either of these supplementation or regulationmethods, a cell oil may be obtained from the cell that has low amountsof one or more fatty acids essential for optimal cell propagation.Specific examples of oils that can be obtained include those low instearic, linoleic and/or linolenic acids.

These cells and methods are illustrated in connection with lowpolyunsaturated oils in the section immediately below.

Likewise, fatty acid auxotrophs can be made in other fatty acidsynthesis genes including those encoding a SAD, FAD, KASIII, KASI,KASII, KCS, FAE, LPCAT. PDCT. DAG-CPT, GPAT, LPAAT, DGAT or AGPAT orPAP. These auxotrophs can also be used to select for complement genes orto eliminate native expression of these genes in favor of desiredexogenous genes in order to alter the fatty acid profile, regiospecificprofile, or TAG profile of cell oils produced by oleaginous cells.

Accordingly, in an embodiment of the invention, there is a method forproducing an oil/fat. The method comprises cultivating a recombinantoleaginous cell in a growth phase under a first set of conditions thatis permissive to cell division so as to increase the number of cells dueto the presence of a fatty acid, cultivating the cell in an oilproduction phase under a second set of conditions that is restrictive tocell division but permissive to production of an oil that is depleted inthe fatty acid, and extracting the oil from the cell, wherein the cellhas a mutation or exogenous nucleic acids operable to suppress theactivity of a fatty acid synthesis enzyme, the enzyme optionally being astearoyl-ACP desaturase, delta 12 fatty acid desaturase, or aketoacyl-ACP synthase, FAD, KASIII, KASI, KASII, KCS, FAE, LPCAT. PDCT.DAG-CPT, GPAT, LPAAT, DGAT or AGPAT or PAP. The oil produced by the cellcan be depleted in the fatty acid by at least 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90%.The cell can be cultivated heterotrophically. The cell can be amicroalgal cell cultivated heterotrophically or autotrophically and mayproduce at least 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90% oil by dry cell weight.

IV. Cell Oils with Less than 3% Saturated Fats

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cell oil produced by thecell has less than 3% total saturated fatty acids. The cell oil can be aliquid or solid at room temperature, or a blend of liquid and solidoils, including the regiospecific or stereospecific oils, or oils withhigh mono-unsaturated fatty acid content, described infra.

For example, the OSI (oxidative stability index) test may be run attemperatures between 110° C. and 140° C. The oil is produced bycultivating cells (e.g., any of the plastidic microbial cells mentionedabove or elsewhere herein) that are genetically engineered to reduce theactivity of one or more fatty acid desaturase. For example, the cellsmay be genetically engineered to reduce the activity of one or morefatty acyl Δ12 desaturase(s) responsible for converting oleic acid(18:1) into linoleic acid (18:2) and/or one or more fatty acyl Δ15desaturase(s) responsible for converting linoleic acid (18:2) intolinolenic acid (18:3). Various methods may be used to inhibit thedesaturase including knockout or mutation of one or more alleles of thegene encoding the desaturase in the coding or regulatory regions,inhibition of RNA transcription, or translation of the enzyme, includingRNAi, siRNA, miRNA, dsRNA, antisense, and hairpin RNA techniques. Othertechniques known in the art can also be used including introducing anexogenous gene that produces an inhibitory protein or other substancethat is specific for the desaturase. In specific examples, a knockout ofone fatty acyl 412 desaturase allele is combined with RNA-levelinhibition of a second allele. Example 9 describes an oil will less than3% total saturated fatty acids produced by an oleaginous microalgal cellin which the FAD gene was knocked out.

In another specific embodiment there is an oil that is combined withantioxidants such as PANA and ascorbyl palmitate. Triglyceride oils andthe combination of these antioxidants may have general applicabilityincluding in producing stable biodegradable lubricants (e.g., jet enginelubricants). The oxidative stability of oils can be determined bywell-known techniques including the Rancimat method using the AOCS Cd12b-92 standard test at a defined temperature. For example, the OSI(oxidative stability index) can be determined at a range oftemperatures, preferably between 110° C. and 140° C.

Antioxidants suitable for use with the oils of the present inventioninclude alpha, delta, and gamma tocopherol (vitamin E), tocotrienol,ascorbic acid (vitamin C), glutathione, lipoic acid, uric acid,β-carotene, lycopene, lutein, retinol (vitamin A), ubiquinol (coenzymeQ), melatonin, resveratrol, flavonoids, rosemary extract, propyl gallate(PG), tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA),and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT),N,N′-di-2-butyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol,2,4-dimethyl-6-tert-butylphenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-tert-butylphenol,2,4-dimethyl-6-tert-butylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol,2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, and phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine (PANA).

In addition to the desaturase modifications, in a related embodimentother genetic modifications may be made to further tailor the propertiesof the oil, as described throughout, including introduction orsubstitution of acyl-ACP thioesterases having altered chain lengthspecificity and/or overexpression of an endogenous or exogenous geneencoding a KAS, SAD, LPAAT, DGAT, KASIII, KASI, KASII, KCS, FAE, LPCAT.PDCT. DAG-CPT, GPAT, LPAAT, DGAT or AGPAT or PAP gene. For example, astrain that produces elevated oleic levels may also produce low levelsof polyunsaturates. Such genetic modifications can include increasingthe activity of stearoyl-ACP desaturase (SAD) by introducing anexogenous SAD gene, increasing elongase activity by introducing anexogenous KASII gene, and/or knocking down or knocking out a FATA gene.See Example 9.

In a specific embodiment, a high oleic cell oil with low polyunsaturatesmay be produced. For example, the oil may have a fatty acid profile withgreater than 60, 70, 80, 90, or 95% oleic acid and less than 5, 4, 3, 2,or 1% polyunsaturates. In related embodiments, a cell oil is produced bya cell having recombinant nucleic acids operable to decrease fatty acid412 desaturase activity and optionally fatty acid 415 desaturase so asto produce an oil having less than or equal to 3% polyunsaturated fattyacids with greater than 60% oleic acid, less than 2% polyunsaturatedfatty acids and greater than 70% oleic acid, less than 1%polyunsaturated fatty acids and greater than 80% oleic acid, or lessthan 0.5% polyunsaturated fatty acids and greater than 90% oleic acid.It has been found that one way to increase oleic acid is to userecombinant nucleic acids operable to decrease expression of a FATAacyl-ACP thioesterase and optionally overexpress a KAS II gene; such acell can produce an oil with greater than or equal to 75% oleic acid.Alternately, overexpression of KASII can be used without the FATAknockout or knockdown. Oleic acid levels can be further increased byreduction of delta 12 fatty acid desaturase activity using the methodsabove, thereby decreasing the amount of oleic acid the is converted intothe unsaturates linoleic acid and linolenic acid. Thus, the oil producedcan have a fatty acid profile with at least 75% oleic and at most 3%,2%, 1%, or 0.5% linoleic acid. In a related example, the oil has between80 to 95% oleic acid and about 0.001 to 2% linoleic acid, 0.01 to 2%linoleic acid, or 0.1 to 2% linoleic acid. In another relatedembodiment, an oil is produced by cultivating an oleaginous cell (e.g.,a microalga) so that the microbe produces a cell oil with less than 10%palmitic acid, greater than 85% oleic acid, 1% or less polyunsaturatedfatty acids, and less than 7% saturated fatty acids. Such an oil isproduced in a microalga with FAD and FATA knockouts plus expression ofan exogenous KASII gene. Such oils will have a low freezing point, withexcellent stability and are useful in foods, for frying, fuels, or inchemical applications. Further, these oils may exhibit a reducedpropensity to change color over time.

V. Cells with Exogenous Acyltransferases

In various embodiments of the present invention, one or more genesencoding an acyltransferase (an enzyme responsible for the condensationof a fatty acid with glycerol or a glycerol derivative to form anacylglyceride) can be introduced into an oleaginous cell (e.g., aplastidic microalgal cell) so as to alter the fatty acid composition ofa cell oil produced by the cell. The genes may encode one or more of aglycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT), lysophosphatidic acidacyltransferase (LPAAT), also known as 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase (AGPAT), phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP), ordiacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) that transfers an acyl group tothe sn-3 position of DAG, thereby producing a TAG.

Recombinant nucleic acids may be integrated into a plasmid or chromosomeof the cell. Alternately, the gene encodes an enzyme of a lipid pathwaythat generates TAG precursor molecules through fattyacyl-CoA-independent routes separate from that above. Acyl-ACPs may besubstrates for plastidial GPAT and LPAAT enzymes and/or mitochondrialGPAT and LPAAT enzymes. Among further enzymes capable of incorporatingacyl groups (e.g., from membrane phospholipids) to produce TAGs isphospholipid diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT). Still furtheracyltransferases, including lysophosphosphatidylcholine acyltransferase(LPCAT), lysophosphosphatidylserine acyltransferase (LPSAT),lysophosphosphatidylethanolamine acyltransferase (LPEAT), andlysophosphosphatidylinositol acyltransferase (LPIAT), are involved inphospholipid synthesis and remodeling that may impact triglyceridecomposition.

The exogenous gene can encode an acyltransferase enzyme havingpreferential specificity for transferring an acyl substrate comprising aspecific number of carbon atoms and/or a specific degree of saturationis introduced into a oleaginous cell so as to produce an oil enriched ina given regiospecific triglyceride. For example, the coconut (Cocosnucifera) lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase has been demonstrated toprefer C12:0-CoA substrates over other acyl-CoA substrates (Knutzon etal., Plant Physiology, Vol. 120, 1999, pp. 739-746), whereas the1-acyl-sn-3-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase of maturing safflowerseeds shows preference for linoleoyl-CoA and oleoyl-CoA substrates overother acyl-CoA substrates, including stearoyl-CoA (Ichihara et al.,European Journal of Biochemistry, Vol. 167, 1989, pp. 339-347).Furthermore, acyltransferase proteins may demonstrate preferentialspecificity for one or more short-chain, medium-chain, or long-chainacyl-CoA or acyl-ACP substrates, but the preference may only beencountered where a particular, e.g. medium-chain, acyl group is presentin the sn-1 or sn-3 position of the lysophosphatidic acid donorsubstrate. As a result of the exogenous gene, a TAG oil can be producedby the cell in which a particular fatty acid is found at the sn-2position in greater than 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 90, or 90% of the TAGmolecules.

In some embodiments of the invention, the cell makes an oil rich insaturated-unsaturated-saturated (sat-unsat-sat) TAGs. Sat-unsat-sat TAGSinclude 1,3-dihexadecanoyl-2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-glycerol (referred to as1-palmitoyl-2-oleyl-glycero-3-palmitoyl),1,3-dioctadecanoyl-2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-glycerol (referred to as1-stearoyl-2-oleyl-glycero-3-stearoyl), and1-hexadecanoyl-2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-3-octadecanoy-glycerol (referred toas 1-palmitoyl-2-oleyl-glycero-3-stearoyl). These molecules are morecommonly referred to as POP, SOS, and POS, respectively, where ‘P’represents palmitic acid, ‘S’ represents stearic acid, and ‘0’represents oleic acid. Further examples ofsaturated-unsaturated-saturated TAGs include MOM, LOL, MOL, COC and COL,where ‘M’ represents myristic acid, ‘L’ represents lauric acid, and ‘C’represents capric acid (C8:0). Trisaturates, triglycerides with threesaturated fatty acyl groups, are commonly sought for use in foodapplications for their greater rate of crystallization than other typesof triglycerides. Examples of trisaturates include PPM, PPP, LLL, SSS,CCC, PPS, PPL, PPM, LLP, and LLS. In addition, the regiospecificdistribution of fatty acids in a TAG is an important determinant of themetabolic fate of dietary fat during digestion and absorption.

In some embodiments, the expression of the acyltransferase, e.g., LPAAT,decreases the C18:1 content of the TAG and/or increases the C18:2,C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 content of the TAG. Example 10 discloses theexpression of LPAAT in microalgae that show significant decrease ofC18:1 and significant increase in C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1. Theamount of decrease in C18:1 present in the cell oil may be decreased bylower than 10%, lower than 15%, lower than 20%, lower than 25%, lowerthan 30%, lower than 35%, lower than 50%, lower than 55%, lower than60%, lower than 65%, lower than 70%, lower than 75%, lower than 80%,lower than 85%, lower than 90%, or lower than 95% than in the cell oilproduced by the microorganism without the recombinant nucleic acids.

In some embodiments, the expression of the acyltransferase, e.g., LPAAT,increases the C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 content of the TAG. Theamount of increase in C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 present in the celloil may be increased by greater than 10%, greater than 15%, greater than20%, greater than 25%, greater than 30%, greater than 35%, greater than50%, greater than 55%, greater than 60%, greater than 65%, greater than70%, greater than 75%, greater than 80%, greater than 85%, greater than90%, greater than 100%, greater than 100-500%, or greater than 500% thanin the cell oil produced by the microorganism without the recombinantnucleic acids.

According to certain embodiments of the present invention, oleaginouscells are transformed with recombinant nucleic acids so as to producecell oils that comprise an elevated amount of a specified regiospecifictriglyceride, for example 1-acyl-2-oleyl-glycero-3-acyl, or1-acyl-2-lauric-glycero-3-acyl where oleic or lauric acid respectivelyis at the sn-2 position, as a result of introduced recombinant nucleicacids. Alternately, caprylic, capric, myristic, or palmitic acid may beat the sn-2 position. The amount of the specified regiospecifictriglyceride present in the cell oil may be increased by greater than5%, greater than 10%, greater than 15%, greater than 20%, greater than25%, greater than 30%, greater than 35%, greater than 40%, greater than50%, greater than 60%, greater than 70%, greater than 80%, greater than90%, greater than 100-500%, or greater than 500% than in the cell oilproduced by the microorganism without the recombinant nucleic acids. Asa result, the sn-2 profile of the cell triglyceride may have greaterthan 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90% of the particular fattyacid.

The identity of the acyl chains located at the distinct stereospecificor regiospecific positions in a glycerolipid can be evaluated throughone or more analytical methods known in the art (see Luddy et al., J.Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 41, 693-696 (1964), Brockerhoff, J. Lipid Res., 6,10-15 (1965), Angers and Aryl, J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., Vol. 76:4, (1999),Buchgraber et al., Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol., 106, 621-648 (2004)), orin accordance with Example 1 given below.

The positional distribution of fatty acids in a triglyceride moleculecan be influenced by the substrate specificity of acyltransferases andby the concentration and type of available acyl moieties substrate pool.Nonlimiting examples of enzymes suitable for altering theregiospecificity of a triglyceride produced in a recombinantmicroorganism are listed in Tables 4-7. One of skill in the art mayidentify additional suitable proteins.

TABLE 4 Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases and GenBank accessionnumbers. glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase Arabidopsis BAA00575thaliana glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase Chlamydomonas EDP02129reinhardtii glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase Chlamydomonas Q886Q7reinhardtii acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein): Cucurbita moschata BAB39688glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase glycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase Elaeis guineensis AAF64066 glycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase Garcina ABS86942 mangostana glycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase Gossypium hirsutum ADK23938 glycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase Jatropha curcas ADV77219 plastid glycerol-3-phosphateJatropha curcas ACR61638 acyltransferase plastidial glycerol-phosphateRicinus communis EEF43526 acyltransferase glycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase Vica faba AAD05164 glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseZea mays ACG45812

Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases suitable for use with themicrobes and methods of the invention include, without limitation, thoselisted in Table 5.

TABLE 5 Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases and GenBank accessionnumbers. 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase Arabidopsisthaliana AEE85783 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseBrassica juncea ABQ42862 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseBrassica juncea ABM92334 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseBrassica napus CAB09138 lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferaseChlamydomonas EDP02300 reinhardtii lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferaseLimnanthes alba AAC49185 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseLimnanthes douglasii CAA88620 (putative)acyl-CoA:sn-1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate Limnanthes douglasii ABD62751acyltransferase 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase Limnanthesdouglasii CAA58239 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseRicinus communis EEF39377 lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferaseLimnanthes douglasii Q42870 lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferaseLimnanthes alba Q42868

Diacylglycerol acyltransferases suitable for use with the microbes andmethods of the invention include, without limitation, those listed inTable 6.

TABLE 6 Diacylglycerol acyltransferases and GenBank accession numbers.diacylglycerol acyltransferase Arabidopsis CAB45373 thalianadiacylglycerol acyltransferase Brassica juncea AAY40784 putativediacylglycerol acyltransferase Elaeis guineensis AEQ94187 putativediacylglycerol acyltransferase Elaeis guineensis AEQ94186 acylCoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase Glycine max AAT73629 diacylglycerolacyltransferase Helianthus annus ABX61081 acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol Oleaeuropaea AAS01606 acyltransferase 1 diacylglycerol acyltransferaseRicinus communis AAR11479

Phospholipid diacylglycerol acyltransferases suitable for use with themicrobes and methods of the invention include, without limitation, thoselisted in Table 7.

TABLE 7 Phospholipid diacylglycerol acyltransferases and GenBankaccession numbers. phospholipid:diacylglycerol Arabidopsis AED91921acyltransferase thaliana Putative Elaeis guineensis AEQ94116phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase phospholipid:diacylglycerolGlycine max XP_003541296 acyltransferase 1-likephospholipid:diacylglycerol Jatropha curcas AEZ56255 acyltransferasephospholipid:diacylglycerol Ricinus ADK92410 acyltransferase communisphospholipid:diacylglycerol Ricinus AEW99982 acyltransferase communis

In an embodiment of the invention, known or novel LPAAT genes aretransformed into the oleaginous cells so as to alter the fatty acidprofile of triglycerides produced by those cells, by altering the sn-2profile of the triglycerides or by increasing the C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1content of the triglycerides or by decreasing the C18:1 content of thetriglycerides. For example, by virtue of expressing an exogenous activeLPAAT in an oleaginous cell, the percent of unsaturated fatty acid atthe sn-2 position is increased by 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90% ormore. For example, a cell may produce triglycerides with 30% unsaturates(which may be primarily 18:1 and 18:2 and 18:3 fatty acids) at the sn-2position. In another embodiment, the expression of the active LPPATresults in decreased production of C18:1 by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%,60%, 70%, 80%, 90% or 95%. In another embodiment, the expression of theactive LPPAT results in increase production of C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, orC22:1 either individually or together by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%,70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 250%, 300%, 350%, 400%, 450%, 500%, ormore than 500%. Alternately, an exogenous LPAAT can be used to increasemid-chain fatty acids including saturated mid-chains such as C8:0,C10:0, C12:0, C14:0 or C16:0 moieties at the sn-2 position. As a result,mid-chain levels in the overall fatty acid profile may be increased. Thechoice of LPAAT gene is important in that different LPAATs can cause ashift in the sn-2 and fatty acid profiles toward different acyl groupchain-lengths or saturation levels.

Specific embodiments of the invention are a nucleic acid construct, acell comprising the nucleic acid construct, a method of cultivating thecell to produce a triglyceride, and the triglyceride oil produced wherethe nucleic acid construct has a promoter operably linked to a novelLPAAT coding sequence. The coding sequence can have an initiation codonupstream and a termination codon downstream followed by a 3 UTRsequence. In a specific embodiment, the LPAAT gene has LPAAT activityand a coding sequence have at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, or99% sequence identity to any of the cDNAs of SEQ ID NOs: 29 to 34 or afunctional fragment thereof including equivalent sequences by virtue ofdegeneracy of the genetic code. Introns can be inserted into thesequence as well. In addition to microalgae and other oleaginous cells,plants expressing the novel LPAAT as transgenes are expressly includedin the embodiments and can be produced using known genetic engineeringtechniques.

VI. Cells with Exogenous Elongases or Elongase Complex Enzymes

In various embodiments of the present invention, one or more genesencoding elongases or components of the fatty acyl-CoA elongationcomplex can be introduced into an oleaginous cell (e.g., a plastidicmicroalgal cell) so as to alter the fatty acid composition of the cellor of a cell oil produced by the cell. The genes may encode abeta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (also referred to as Elongase, 3-ketoacylsynthase, beta-ketoacyl synthase or KCS), a ketoacyl-CoA reductase, ahydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, enoyl-CoA reductase, or elongase. Theenzymes encoded by these genes are active in the elongation of acyl-coAmolecules liberated by acyl-ACP thioesterases. Recombinant nucleic acidsmay be integrated into a plasmid or chromosome of the cell. In aspecific embodiment, the cell is of Chlorophyta, including heterotrophiccells such as those of the genus Prototheca.

Beta-Ketoacyl-CoA synthase and elongase enzymes suitable for use withthe microbes and methods of the invention include, without limitation,those listed in Table 8 and in the sequence listing.

TABLE 8 Beta-Ketoacyl-CoA synthases and elongases listed with GenBankaccession numbers. Trypanosoma brucei elongase 3 (GenBank Accession No.AAX70673), Marchanita polymorpha (GenBank Accession No. AAP74370),Trypanosoma cruzi fatty acid elongase, putative (GenBank Accession No.EFZ33366), Nannochloropsis oculata fatty acid elongase (GenBankAccession No. ACV21066.1), Leishmania donovani fatty acid elongase,putative (GenBank Accession No. CBZ32733.1), Glycine max 3-ketoacyl-CoAsynthase 11-like (GenBank Accession No. XP_003524525.1), Medicagotruncatula beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (GenBank Accession No.XP_003609222), Zea mays fatty acid elongase (GenBank Accession No.ACG36525), Gossypium hirsutum beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (GenBankAccession No. ABV60087), Helianthus annuus beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase(GenBank Accession No. ACC60973.1), Saccharomyces cerevisiae ELO1(GenBank Accession No. P39540), Simmondsia chinensis beta-ketoacyl-CoAsynthase (GenBank Accession No. AAC49186), Tropaeolum majus putativefatty acid elongase (GenBank Accession No. AAL99199, Brassica napusfatty acid elongase (GenBank Accession No. AAA96054)

In an embodiment of the invention, an exogenous gene encoding abeta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase or elongase enzyme having preferentialspecificity for elongating an acyl substrate comprising a specificnumber of carbon atoms and/or a specific degree of acyl chain saturationis introduced into a oleaginous cell so as to produce a cell or an oilenriched in fatty acids of specified chain length and/or saturation.Examples 10 and 15 describe engineering of Prototheca strains in whichexogenous fatty acid elongases with preferences for extending long-chainfatty acyl-CoAs have been overexpressed to increase the concentration ofC18:2, C18:3, C20:1, and/or C22:1.

In specific embodiments, the oleaginous cell produces an oil comprisinggreater than 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 70, or 80% linoleic,linolenic, erucic and/or eicosenoic acid. Alternately, the cell producesan oil comprising 0.5-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60,60-70, 70-80, 80-90, or 90-99% linoleic, linolenic, erucic or eicosenoicacid. The cell may comprise recombinant acids described above inconnection with high-oleic oils with a further introduction of anexogenous beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase that is active in elongatingoleoyl-CoA. As a result of the expression of the exogenousbeta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase, the natural production of linolenic, erucicor eicosenoic acid by the cell can be increased by more than 2, 3, 4, 5,10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, 100, 130, 170, 200, 250, 300, 350, Or 400 fold.The high erucic and/or eicosenoic oil can also be a high stability oil;e.g., one comprising less than 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1% polyunsaturates and/orhaving the OSI values described in Section IV or this application andaccompanying Examples. In a specific embodiment, the cell is amicroalgal cell, optionally cultivated heterotrophically. As in theother embodiments, the oil/fat can be produced by genetic engineering ofa plastidic cell, including heterotrophic microalgae of the phylumChlorophyta, the class Trebouxiophytae, the order Chlorellales, or thefamily Chlorellacae. Preferably, the cell is oleaginous and capable ofaccumulating at least 40% oil by dry cell weight. The cell can be anobligate heterotroph, such as a species of Prototheca, includingPrototheca moriformis or Prototheca zopfii.

In specific embodiments, an oleaginous microbial cell, optionally anoleaginous microalgal cell, optionally of the phylum Chlorophyta, theclass Trebouxiophytae, the order Chlorellales, or the familyChlorellacae expresses an enzyme having 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, or99% amino acid sequence identity to an enzyme of Table 8.

VII. Regiospecific and Stereospecific Oils/Fats

In an embodiment, a recombinant cell produces a cell fat or oil having agiven regiospecific makeup. As a result, the cell can producetriglyceride fats having a tendency to form crystals of a givenpolymorphic form; e.g., when heated to above melting temperature andthen cooled to below melting temperature of the fat. For example, thefat may tend to form crystal polymorphs of the β or β′ form (e.g., asdetermined by X-ray diffraction analysis), either with or withouttempering. The fats may be ordered fats. In specific embodiments, thefat may directly from either β or β′ crystals upon cooling;alternatively, the fat can proceed through a β form to a β′ form. Suchfats can be used as structuring, laminating or coating fats for foodapplications. The cell fats can be incorporated into candy, dark orwhite chocolate, chocolate flavored confections, ice cream, margarinesor other spreads, cream fillings, pastries, or other food products.Optionally, the fats can be semi-solid (at room temperature) yet free ofartificially produced trans-fatty acids. Such fats can also be useful inskin care and other consumer or industrial products.

As in the other embodiments, the fat can be produced by geneticengineering of a plastidic cell, including heterotrophic eukaryoticmicroalgae of the phylum Chlorophyta, the class Trebouxiophytae, theorder Chlorellales, or the family Chlorellacae. Preferably, the cell isoleaginous and capable of accumulating at least 40% oil by dry cellweight. The cell can be an obligate heterotroph, such as a species ofPrototheca, including Prototheca moriformis or Prototheca zopfii. Thefats can also be produced in autotrophic algae or plants. Optionally,the cell is capable of using sucrose to produce oil and a recombinantinvertase gene may be introduced to allow metabolism of sucrose, asdescribed in PCT Publications WO2008/151149, WO2010/06032,WO2011/150410, WO2011/150411, and international patent applicationPCT/US12/23696. The invertase may be codon optimized and integrated intoa chromosome of the cell, as may all of the genes mentioned here. It hasbeen found that cultivated recombinant microalgae can produce hardstockfats at temperatures below the melting point of the hardstock fat. Forexample, Prototheca moriformis can be altered to heterotrophicallyproduce triglyceride oil with greater than 50% stearic acid attemperatures in the range of 15 to 30° C., wherein the oil freezes whenheld at 30° C.

In an embodiment, the cell fat has at least 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or90% fat of the general structure [saturated fatty acid(sn-1)-unsaturated fatty acid (sn-2)-saturated fatty acid (sn-3)]. Thisis denoted below as Sat-Unsat-Sat fat. In a specific embodiment, thesaturated fatty acid in this structure is preferably stearate orpalmitate and the unsaturated fatty acid is preferably oleate. As aresult, the fat can form primarily β or β′ polymorphic crystals, or amixture of these, and have corresponding physical properties, includingthose desirable for use in foods or personal care products. For example,the fat can melt at mouth temperature for a food product or skintemperature for a cream, lotion or other personal care product (e.g., amelting temperature of 30 to 40, or 32 to 35° C.). Optionally, the fatscan have a 2 L or 3 L lamellar structure (e.g., as determined by X-raydiffraction analysis). Optionally, the fat can form this polymorphicform without tempering.

In a specific related embodiment, a cell fat triglyceride has a highconcentration of SOS (i.e. triglyceride with stearate at the terminalsn-1 and sn-3 positions, with oleate at the sn-2 position of theglycerol backbone). For example, the fat can have triglyceridescomprising at least 50, 60, 70, 80 or 90% SOS. In an embodiment, the fathas triglyceride of at least 80% SOS. Optionally, at least 50, 60, 70,80 or 90% of the sn-2 linked fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids. Ina specific embodiment, at least 95% of the sn-2 linked fatty acids areunsaturated fatty acids. In addition, the SSS (tri-stearate) level canbe less than 20, 10 or 5% and/or the C20:0 fatty acid (arachidic acid)level may be less than 6%, and optionally greater than 1% (e.g., from 1to 5%). For example, in a specific embodiment, a cell fat produced by arecombinant cell has at least 70% SOS triglyceride with at least 80%sn-2 unsaturated fatty acyl moieties. In another specific embodiment, acell fat produced by a recombinant cell has TAGs with at least 80% SOStriglyceride and with at least 95% sn-2 unsaturated fatty acyl moieties.In yet another specific embodiment, a cell fat produced by a recombinantcell has TAGs with at least 80% SOS, with at least 95% sn-2 unsaturatedfatty acyl moieties, and between 1 to 6% C20 fatty acids.

In yet another specific embodiment, the sum of the percent stearate andpalmitate in the fatty acid profile of the cell fat is twice thepercentage of oleate, ±10, 20, 30 or 40% [e.g., (% P+% S)/% O=2.0±20%].Optionally, the sn-2 profile of this fat is at least 40%, and preferablyat least 50, 60, 70, or 80% oleate (at the sn-2 position). Alsooptionally, this fat may be at least 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90% SOS.Optionally, the fat comprises between 1 to 6% C20 fatty acids.

In any of these embodiments, the high SatUnsatSat fat may tend to formβ′ polymorphic crystals. Unlike previously available plant fats likecocoa butter, the SatUnsatSat fat produced by the cell may form β′polymorphic crystals without tempering. In an embodiment, the polymorphforms upon heating to above melting temperature and cooling to less thatthe melting temperature for 3, 2, 1, or 0.5 hours. In a relatedembodiment, the polymorph forms upon heating to above 60° C. and coolingto 10° C. for 3, 2, 1, or 0.5 hours.

In various embodiments the fat forms polymorphs of the β form, β′ form,or both, when heated above melting temperature and the cooled to belowmelting temperature, and optionally proceeding to at least 50% ofpolymorphic equilibrium within 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.5 hours or less whenheated to above melting temperature and then cooled at 10° C. The fatmay form β′ crystals at a rate faster than that of cocoa butter.

Optionally, any of these fats can have less than 2 mole %diacylglycerol, or less than 2 mole % mono and diacylglycerols, in sum.

In an embodiment, the fat may have a melting temperature of between30-60° C., 30-40° C., 32 to 37° C., 40 to 60° C. or 45 to 55° C. Inanother embodiment, the fat can have a solid fat content (SFC) of 40 to50%, 15 to 25%, or less than 15% at 20° C. and/or have an SFC of lessthan 15% at 35° C.

The cell used to make the fat may include recombinant nucleic acidsoperable to modify the saturate to unsaturate ratio of the fatty acidsin the cell triglyceride in order to favor the formation of SatUnsatSatfat. For example, a knock-out or knock-down of stearoyl-ACP desaturase(SAD) gene can be used to favor the formation of stearate over oleate orexpression of an exogenous mid-chain-preferring acyl-ACP thioesterasegene can increase the levels mid-chain saturates. Alternately a geneencoding a SAD enzyme can be overexpressed to increase unsaturates.

In a specific embodiment, the cell has recombinant nucleic acidsoperable to elevate the level of stearate in the cell. As a result, theconcentration of SOS may be increased. Another genetic modification toincrease stearate levels includes increasing a ketoacyl ACP synthase(KAS) activity in the cell so as to increase the rate of stearateproduction. Methods of increasing the level of sterate in the cell aredescribed in WO2012/1106560, WO2013/158938, and PCT/US2014/059161.

The cell oils invention can be distinguished from conventional vegetableor animal triacylglycerol sources in that the sterol profile will beindicative of the host organism as distinguishable from the conventionalsource. Conventional sources of oil include soy, corn, sunflower,safflower, palm, palm kernel, coconut, cottonseed, canola, rape, peanut,olive, flax, tallow, lard, cocoa, shea, mango, sal, illipe, kokum, andallanblackia. See section XIII of this disclosure for a discussion ofmicroalgal sterols.

VIII. Cells Expressing a Recombinant Nucleic Acid Encoding LPCAT, PDCT,DAG-PCT and/or FAE and Oils Enriched in C18:2, C18:3, C20:1 and C22:1

Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) enzymes play a centralrole in acyl editing of phosphatidylcholine (PC). LPCAT enzymes work inboth forward and reversible reaction modes. In the forward mode, theyare responsible for the channeling of fatty acids into PC (at bothavailable sn positions). In the reverse reaction mode, LPCAT enzymestransfer of fatty acid out of PC into the acyl CoA pool. The liberatedfatty acid can then be incorporated into the formation of a TAG orfurther desaturated or elongated. In the case of a liberated oleic acid,it can be incorporated into the formation of a TAG or can be furtherprocessed to linoleic acid, linolenic acid or further elongated toC20:1, C22:1 or more highly desaturated fatty acids which then can beincorporated to form a TAG.

Phosphotidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT) anddiacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferas (DAG-CPT) catalyze the removalof linoleic acid or linolenic acid from PC. The liberated fatty acidscan then can be incorporated into the formation of a TAG or furtherelongated to C20:1 or C22:1 or more highly desaturated fatty acids whichthen can be incorporated to form a TAG.

In various embodiments of the present invention, one or more nucleicacids encoding LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT and/or FAE can be introduced into anoleaginous cell (e.g., a plastidic microalgal cell) so as to alter thefatty acid composition of the cell or of a cell oil produced by thecell. Recombinant nucleic acids may be integrated into a plasmid orchromosome of the cell. In a specific embodiment, the cell is ofChlorophyta, including heterotrophic cells such as those of the genusPrototheca.

In some embodiments, the expression of the LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, and/orFAE decreases the C18:1 content of the TAG and/or increases the C18:2,C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 content of the TAG. Examples 11, 12 and 16disclose the expression of LPCAT in microalgae that show significantdecrease of C18:1 and significant increase in C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, orC22:1. Examples 13 and 14 disclose the expression of PDCT in microalgaethat show significant decrease of C18:1 and significant increase inC18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1. Example 15 discloses the expression ofDAG-CPT in microalgae that show significant decrease of C18:1 andsignificant increase in C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1. The amount ofdecrease in C18:1 present in the cell oil may be decreased by lower than10%, lower than 15%, lower than 20%, lower than 25%, lower than 30%,lower than 35%, lower than 50%, lower than 55%, lower than 60%, lowerthan 65%, lower than 70%, lower than 75%, lower than 80%, lower than85%, lower than 90%, or lower than 95% than in the cell oil produced bythe microorganism without the recombinant nucleic acids.

In some embodiments, the expression of the LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, and/orFAE increases the C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 content of the TAG. Theamount of increase in C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 present in the celloil may be increased by greater than 10%, greater than 15%, greater than20%, greater than 25%, greater than 30%, greater than 35%, greater than50%, greater than 55%, greater than 60%, greater than 65%, greater than70%, greater than 75%, greater than 80%, greater than 85%, greater than90%, greater than 100%, greater than 100-500%, or greater than 500% thanin the cell oil produced by the microorganism without the recombinantnucleic acids.

IX. Cells with an Ablation of an Endogenous Gene and a RecombinantNucleic Acid Encoding LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-Pct and/or FAE and Oils Enrichedin C18:2, C18:3, C20:1 and C22:1

One embodiment of the invention is a recombinant cell in which one, twoor all the alleles of an endogenous gene is ablated (knocked-out) andone or more recombinant nucleic acids encoding LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-PCT,AND/OR FAE is expressed. Optionally, the gene that is ablated is a lipidbiosynthetic pathway gene. Alternately, the amount or activity of thegene products of the alleles is knocked down, for example by inhibitoryRNA technologies including RNAi, siRNA, miRNA, dsRNA, antisense, andhairpin RNA techniques. so as to require supplementation with fattyacids. When one allele of the lipid pathway gene is knocked out, acorresponding decrease in the enzymatic activity is observed. When allalleles of the lipid pathway gene are knocked out or sufficientlyinhibited an auxotroph is created. As discussed herein, constructs canbe generated bearing donor sequences homologous to one or more of thealleles of the gene. This first transformation construct may beintroduced and selection methods followed to obtain an isolated straincharacterized by one or more allelic disruptions. Alternatively, a firststrain may be created that is engineered to express a selectable markerfrom an insertion into a first allele, thereby inactivating the firstallele. This strain may be used as the host for still further geneticengineering to knockout or knockdown the remaining allele(s) of thelipid pathway gene (e.g., using a second selectable marker to disrupt asecond allele).

In some embodiments, an allele that is ablated is also locus forinsertion of the nucleic acids encoding encoding LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-PCTand/or FAE. In one embodiment the allele that is knocked-out is a genethat encodes an LPAAT. In Example 10, one allele of LPAAT1, designatedas LPAAT1-1 was ablated and served as the locus for insertion of anucleic acid encoding LPAAT. Also in Example 10, the 6S site served asthe locus for insertion of a nucleic acid encoding FAE. In Examples 11,one allele of LPAAT1, designated as LPAAT1-1 was ablated and served asthe locus for insertion of a nucleic acid encoding LPCAT. Example 11also discloses ablation of LPAAT1-1 which served as the locus forinsertion of a nucleic acid encoding FAE. In Example 13, LPAAT1-1(allele 1), or LPAAT1-2 (allele 2) served as the locus for insertion ofa nucleic acid encoding PDCT. Example 13 also discloses insertion of FAEinto the 6S site. In Example 14, LPAAT1-1 was the locus for insertion ofPDCT. In Example 15, LPAAT1-1 or LPAAT2-2 was the locus for insertion ofDAG-PCT. Example 15 also discloses insertion of FAE into the 6S site. InExample 16, LPAAT1-1 was the locus for insertion of LPCAT. Example 16also discloses insertion of FAE into the 6S site.

In some embodiments, the ablation of a lipid biosynthetic pathway gene,optionally LPAAT, and expression of the LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, and/or FAEdecreases the C18:1 content of the TAG and/or increases the C18:2,C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 content of the TAG. The amount of decrease inC18:1 present in the cell oil may be decreased by lower than 10%, lowerthan 15%, lower than 20%, lower than 25%, lower than 30%, lower than35%, lower than 50%, lower than 55%, lower than 60%, lower than 65%,lower than 70%, lower than 75%, lower than 80%, lower than 85%, lowerthan 90%, or lower than 95% than in the cell oil produced by themicroorganism without the recombinant nucleic acids.

In some embodiments, the ablation of a lipid biosynthetic pathway gene,optionally LPAAT, the expression of the LPCAT, PDCT, DAG-CPT, and/or FAEincreases the C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 content of the TAG. Theamount of increase in C18:2, C18:3, C20:1, or C22:1 present in the celloil may be increased by greater than 10%, greater than 15%, greater than20%, greater than 25%, greater than 30%, greater than 35%, greater than50%, greater than 55%, greater than 60%, greater than 65%, greater than70%, greater than 75%, greater than 80%, greater than 85%, greater than90%, greater than 100%, greater than 100-500%, or greater than 500% thanin the cell oil produced by the microorganism without the recombinantnucleic acids.

X. Low Saturate Oil

In an embodiment, a cell oil is produced from a recombinant cell. Theoil produced has a fatty acid profile that has less that 4%, 3%, 2%, or1% (area %), saturated fatty acids. In a specific embodiment, the oilhas 0.1 to 5%, 0.1 to 4%, or 0.1 to 3.5% saturated fatty acids. Certainof such oils can be used to produce a food with negligible amounts ofsaturated fatty acids. Optionally, these oils can have fatty acidprofiles comprising at least 90% oleic acid or at least 90% oleic acidwith at least 3% polyunsaturated fatty acids. In an embodiment, a celloil produced by a recombinant cell comprises at least 90% oleic acid, atleast 3% of the sum of linoleic and linolenic acid, or at least 2% ofthe sum of linoleic and linolenic acid, and has less than 4%, or lessthan 3.5% saturated fatty acids. In a related embodiment, a cell oilproduced by a recombinant cell comprises at least 90% oleic acid, atleast 3% of the sum of linoleic and linolenic acid and has less than 4%,or less than 3.5% saturated fatty acids, the majority of the saturatedfatty acids being comprised of chain length 10 to 16. In a relatedembodiment, a cell oil produced by a recombinant cell comprises at least90% oleic acid, at least 2% or 3% of the sum of linoleic and linolenicacid, has less than 3.5% saturated fatty acids and comprises at least0.5%, at least 1%, or at least 2% palmitic acid. These oils may beproduced by recombinant oleaginous cells including but not limited tothose described here and in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/365,253.For example, overexpression of a KASII enzyme in a cell with a highlyactive SAD can produce a high oleic oil with less than or equal to3.75%, 3.6% or 3.5% saturates. Optionally, an oleate-specific acyl-ACPthioesterase is also overexpressed and/or an endogenous thioesterasehaving a propensity to hydrolyze acyl chains of less than C18 knockedout or suppressed. The oleate-specific acyl-ACP thioesterase may be atransgene with low activity toward ACP-palmitate and ACP-stearate sothat the ratio of oleic acid relative to the sum of palmitic acid andstearic acid in the fatty acid profile of the oil produced is greaterthan 3, 5, 7, or 10. Alternately, or in addition, a FATA gene may beknocked out or knocked down. A FATA gene may be knocked out or knockeddown and an exogenous KASII overexpressed. Another optional modificationis to increase KASI and/or KASIII activity, which can further suppressthe formation of shorter chain saturates. Optionally, one or moreacyltransferases (e.g., an LPAAT) having specificity for transferringunsaturated fatty acyl moieties to a substituted glycerol is alsooverexpressed and/or an endogenous acyltransferase is knocked out orattenuated. An additional optional modification is to increase theactivity of KCS enzymes having specificity for elongating unsaturatedfatty acids and/or an endogenous KCS having specificity for elongatingsaturated fatty acids is knocked out or attenuated. Optionally, oleateis increased at the expense of linoleate production by knockout orknockdown of a delta 12 fatty acid desaturase. Optionally, the exogenousgenes used can be plant genes; e.g., obtained from cDNA derived frommRNA found in oil seeds. Example 9 discloses a cell oil with less than3.5% saturated fatty acids.

In addition to the above genetic modifications, the low saturate oil canbe a high-stability oil by virtue of low amounts of polyunsaturatedfatty acids. Methods and characterizations of high-stability,low-polyunsaturated oils are described herein, including method toreduce the activity of endogenous 412 fatty acid desaturase. In aspecific embodiment, an oil is produced by a oleaginous microbial cellhaving a type II fatty acid synthetic pathway and has no more than 3.5%saturated fatty acids and also has no more than 3% polyunsaturated fattyacids. In another specific embodiment, the oil has no more than 3%saturated fatty acids and also has no more than 2% polyunsaturated fattyacids. In another specific embodiment, the oil has no more than 3%saturated fatty acids and also has no more than 1% polyunsaturated fattyacids. In another specific embodiment, a eukaryotic microalgal cellcomprises an exogenous gene that desaturates palmitic acid topalmitoleic acid in operable linkage with regulatory elements operablein the microalgal cell. The cell further comprises a knockout orknockdown of a FAD gene. Due to the genetic modifications, the cellproduces a cell oil having a fatty acid profile in which the ratio ofpalmitoleic acid (C16:1) to palmitic acid (C16:0) is greater than 0.1,with no more than 3% polyunsaturated fatty acids. Optionally,palmitoleic acid comprises 0.5% or more of the profile. Optionally, thecell oil comprises less than 3.5% saturated fatty acids.

The low saturate and low saturate/high stability oil can be blended withless expensive oils to reach a targeted saturated fatty acid level atless expense. For example, an oil with 1% saturated fat can be blendedwith an oil having 7% saturated fat (e.g. high-oleic sunflower oil) togive an oil having 3.5% or less saturated fat.

Oils produced according to embodiments of the present invention can beused in the transportation fuel, oleochemical, and/or food and cosmeticindustries, among other applications. For example, transesterificationof lipids can yield long-chain fatty acid esters useful as biodiesel.Other enzymatic and chemical processes can be tailored to yield fattyacids, aldehydes, alcohols, alkanes, and alkenes. In some applications,renewable diesel, jet fuel, or other hydrocarbon compounds are produced.The present disclosure also provides methods of cultivating microalgaefor increased productivity and increased lipid yield, and/or for morecost-effective production of the compositions described herein. Themethods described here allow for the production of oils from plastidiccell cultures at large scale; e.g., 1000, 10,000, 100,000 liters ormore.

In an embodiment, an oil extracted from the cell has 3.5%, 3%, 2.5%, or2% saturated fat or less and is incorporated into a food product. Thefinished food product has 3.5, 3, 2.5, or 2% saturated fat or less. Forexample, oils recovered from such recombinant microalgae can be used forfrying oils or as an ingredient in a prepared food that is low insaturated fats. The oils can be used neat or blended with other oils sothat the food has less than 0.5 g of saturated fat per serving, thusallowing a label stating zero saturated fat (per US regulation). In aspecific embodiment, the oil has a fatty acid profile with at least 90%oleic acid, less than 3% saturated fat, and more oleic acid thanlinoleic acid.

As with the other oils disclosed in this patent application, thelow-saturate oils described in this section, including those withincreased levels palmitoleic acid, can have a microalgal sterol profileas described in Section XIII of this application. For example, viaexpression of an exogenous PAD gene, an oil can be produced with a fattyacid profile characterized by a ratio of palmitoleic acid to palmiticacid of at least 0.1 and/or palmitoleic acid levels of 0.5% or more, asdetermined by FAME GC/FID analysis and a sterol profile characterized byan excess of ergosterol over β-sitosterol and/or the presence of 22,23-dihydrobrassicasterol, poriferasterol or clionasterol.

XI. Minor Oil Components

The oils produced according to the above methods in some cases are madeusing a microalgal host cell. As described above, the microalga can be,without limitation, fall in the classification of Chlorophyta,Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorellales, Chlorellaceae, or Chlorophyceae. It hasbeen found that microalgae of Trebouxiophyceae can be distinguished fromvegetable oils based on their sterol profiles. Oil produced by Chlorellaprotothecoides was found to produce sterols that appeared to bebrassicasterol, ergosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol,when detected by GC-MS. However, it is believed that all sterolsproduced by Chlorella have C24β stereochemistry. Thus, it is believedthat the molecules detected as campesterol, stigmasterol, andβ-sitosterol, are actually 22,23-dihydrobrassicasterol, poriferasteroland clionasterol, respectively. Thus, the oils produced by themicroalgae described above can be distinguished from plant oils by thepresence of sterols with C24β stereochemistry and the absence of C24αstereochemistry in the sterols present. For example, the oils producedmay contain 22, 23-dihydrobrassicasterol while lacking campesterol;contain clionasterol, while lacking in β-sitosterol, and/or containporiferasterol while lacking stigmasterol. Alternately, or in addition,the oils may contain significant amounts of Δ⁷-poriferasterol.

In one embodiment, the oils provided herein are not vegetable oils.Vegetable oils are oils extracted from plants and plant seeds. Vegetableoils can be distinguished from the non-plant oils provided herein on thebasis of their oil content. A variety of methods for analyzing the oilcontent can be employed to determine the source of the oil or whetheradulteration of an oil provided herein with an oil of a different (e.g.plant) origin has occurred. The determination can be made on the basisof one or a combination of the analytical methods. These tests includebut are not limited to analysis of one or more of free fatty acids,fatty acid profile, total triacylglycerol content, diacylglycerolcontent, peroxide values, spectroscopic properties (e.g. UV absorption),sterol profile, sterol degradation products, antioxidants (e.g.tocopherols), pigments (e.g. chlorophyll), d13C values and sensoryanalysis (e.g. taste, odor, and mouth feel). Many such tests have beenstandardized for commercial oils such as the Codex Alimentariusstandards for edible fats and oils.

Sterol profile analysis is a particularly well-known method fordetermining the biological source of organic matter. Campesterol,b-sitosterol, and stigmasterol are common plant sterols, withβ-sitosterol being a principle plant sterol. For example, β-sitosterolwas found to be in greatest abundance in an analysis of certain seedoils, approximately 64% in corn, 29% in rapeseed, 64% in sunflower, 74%in cottonseed, 26% in soybean, and 79% in olive oil (Gul et al. J. Celland Molecular Biology 5:71-79, 2006).

Oil isolated from Prototheca moriformis strain UTEX1435 were separatelyclarified (CL), refined and bleached (RB), or refined, bleached anddeodorized (RBD) and were tested for sterol content according to theprocedure described in JAOCS vol. 60, no. 8, August 1983. Results of theanalysis are shown below (units in mg/100 g) in Table 9.

TABLE 9 Sterol profiles of oils from UTEX 1435. Refined, Refined &bleached, & Sterol Crude Clarified bleached deodorized 1 Ergosterol 384398 293 302  (56%)  (55%)  (50%)  (50%) 2 5,22-cholestadien- 14.6 18.814 15.2 24-methyl-3-ol (2.1%) (2.6%) (2.4%) (2.5%) (Brassicasterol) 324-methylcholest- 10.7 11.9 10.9 10.8 5-en-3-ol (1.6%) (1.6%) (1.8%)(1.8%) (Campesterol or 22,23-dihydro- brassicasterol) 45,22-cholestadien- 57.7 59.2 46.8 49.9 24-ethyl-3-ol (8.4%) (8.2%)(7.9%) (8.3%) (Stigmasterol or poriferasterol) 5 24-ethylcholest-5- 9.649.92 9.26 10.2 en-3-ol (β-Sitosterol (1.4%) (1.4%) (1.6%) (1.7%) orclionasterol) 6 Other sterols 209 221 216 213 Total sterols 685.64718.82 589.96 601.1

These results show three striking features. First, ergosterol was foundto be the most abundant of all the sterols, accounting for about 50% ormore of the total sterols. The amount of ergosterol is greater than thatof campesterol, β-sitosterol, and stigmasterol combined. Ergosterol issteroid commonly found in fungus and not commonly found in plants, andits presence particularly in significant amounts serves as a usefulmarker for non-plant oils. Secondly, the oil was found to containbrassicasterol. With the exception of rapeseed oil, brassicasterol isnot commonly found in plant based oils. Thirdly, less than 2%β-sitosterol was found to be present. β-sitosterol is a prominent plantsterol not commonly found in microalgae, and its presence particularlyin significant amounts serves as a useful marker for oils of plantorigin. In summary, Prototheca moriformis strain UTEX1435 has been foundto contain both significant amounts of ergosterol and only trace amountsof β-sitosterol as a percentage of total sterol content. Accordingly,the ratio of ergosterol:β-sitosterol or in combination with the presenceof brassicasterol can be used to distinguish this oil from plant oils.

In some embodiments, the oil content of an oil provided herein contains,as a percentage of total sterols, less than 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%,2%, or 1% β-sitosterol. In other embodiments the oil is free fromβ-sitosterol. For any of the oils or cell-oils disclosed in thisapplication, the oil can have the sterol profile of any column of Table9, above, with a sterol-by-sterol variation of 30%, 20%, 10% or less.

In some embodiments, the oil is free from one or more of β-sitosterol,campesterol, or stigmasterol. In some embodiments the oil is free fromβ-sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol. In some embodiments the oilis free from campesterol. In some embodiments the oil is free fromstigmasterol.

In some embodiments, the oil content of an oil provided hereincomprises, as a percentage of total sterols, less than 20%, 15%, 10%,5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1% 24-ethylcholest-5-en-3-ol. In some embodiments,the 24-ethylcholest-5-en-3-ol is clionasterol. In some embodiments, theoil content of an oil provided herein comprises, as a percentage oftotal sterols, at least 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, or 10%clionasterol.

In some embodiments, the oil content of an oil provided herein contains,as a percentage of total sterols, less than 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%,2%, or 1% 24-methylcholest-5-en-3-ol. In some embodiments, the24-methylcholest-5-en-3-ol is 22, 23-dihydrobrassicasterol. In someembodiments, the oil content of an oil provided herein comprises, as apercentage of total sterols, at least 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%,9%, or 10% 22,23-dihydrobrassicasterol.

In some embodiments, the oil content of an oil provided herein contains,as a percentage of total sterols, less than 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%,2%, or 1% 5,22-cholestadien-24-ethyl-3-ol. In some embodiments, the 5,22-cholestadien-24-ethyl-3-ol is poriferasterol. In some embodiments,the oil content of an oil provided herein comprises, as a percentage oftotal sterols, at least 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, or 10%poriferasterol.

In some embodiments, the oil content of an oil provided herein containsergosterol or brassicasterol or a combination of the two. In someembodiments, the oil content contains, as a percentage of total sterols,at least 5%, 10%, 20%, 25%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, or 65%ergosterol. In some embodiments, the oil content contains, as apercentage of total sterols, at least 25% ergosterol. In someembodiments, the oil content contains, as a percentage of total sterols,at least 40% ergosterol. In some embodiments, the oil content contains,as a percentage of total sterols, at least 5%, 10%, 20%, 25%, 35%, 40%,45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, or 65% of a combination of ergosterol andbrassicasterol.

In some embodiments, the oil content contains, as a percentage of totalsterols, at least 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% or 5% brassicasterol. In someembodiments, the oil content contains, as a percentage of total sterolsless than 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, or 5% brassicasterol.

In some embodiments the ratio of ergosterol to brassicasterol is atleast 5:1, 10:1, 15:1, or 20:1.

In some embodiments, the oil content contains, as a percentage of totalsterols, at least 5%, 10%, 20%, 25%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, or65% ergosterol and less than 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1%β-sitosterol. In some embodiments, the oil content contains, as apercentage of total sterols, at least 25% ergosterol and less than 5%β-sitosterol. In some embodiments, the oil content further comprisesbrassicasterol.

Sterols contain from 27 to 29 carbon atoms (C27 to C29) and are found inall eukaryotes. Animals exclusively make C27 sterols as they lack theability to further modify the C27 sterols to produce C28 and C29sterols. Plants however are able to synthesize C28 and C29 sterols, andC28/C29 plant sterols are often referred to as phytosterols. The sterolprofile of a given plant is high in C29 sterols, and the primary sterolsin plants are typically the C29 sterols b-sitosterol and stigmasterol.In contrast, the sterol profile of non-plant organisms contain greaterpercentages of C27 and C28 sterols. For example the sterols in fungi andin many microalgae are principally C28 sterols. The sterol profile andparticularly the striking predominance of C29 sterols over C28 sterolsin plants has been exploited for determining the proportion of plant andmarine matter in soil samples (Huang, Wen-Yen, Meinschein W. G.,“Sterols as ecological indicators”; Geochimica et Cosmochimia Acta. Vol43. pp 739-745).

In some embodiments the primary sterols in the microalgal oils providedherein are sterols other than b-sitosterol and stigmasterol. In someembodiments of the microalgal oils, C29 sterols make up less than 50%,40%, 30%, 20%, 10%, or 5% by weight of the total sterol content.

In some embodiments the microalgal oils provided herein contain C28sterols in excess of C29 sterols. In some embodiments of the microalgaloils, C28 sterols make up greater than 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, or 95%by weight of the total sterol content. In some embodiments the C28sterol is ergosterol. In some embodiments the C28 sterol isbrassicasterol.

XII. Fuels and Chemicals

The oils discussed above alone or in combination are useful in theproduction of foods, fuels and chemicals (including plastics, foams,films, etc.). The oils, triglycerides, fatty acids from the oils may besubjected to C—H activation, hydroamino methylation,methoxy-carbonation, ozonolysis, enzymatic transformations, epoxidation,methylation, dimerization, thiolation, metathesis, hydro-alkylation,lactonization, or other chemical processes.

The oils can be converted to alkanes (e.g., renewable diesel) or esters(e.g., methyl or ethyl esters for biodisesel produced bytransesterification). The alkanes or esters may be used as fuel, assolvents or lubricants, or as a chemical feedstock. Methods forproduction of renewable diesel and biodiesel are well established in theart. See, for example, WO2011/150411.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a high-oleic orhigh-oleic-high stability oil described above is esterified. Forexample, the oils can be transesterified with methanol to an oil that isrich in methyl oleate. Such formulations have been found to comparefavorably with methyl oleate from soybean oil.

In another specific example, the oil is converted to C36 diacids orproducts of C36 diacids. Fatty acids produced from the oil can bepolymerized to give a composition rich in C36 dimer acids. In a specificexample, high-oleic oil is split to give a high-oleic fatty acidmaterial which is polymerized to give a composition rich in C36-dimeracids. Optionally, the oil is high oleic high stability oil (e.g.,greater than 60% oleic acid with less than 3% polyunsaturates, greaterthan 70% oleic acid with less than 2% polyunsaturates, or greater than80% oleic acid with less than 1% polyunsaturates). It is believed thatusing a high oleic, high stability, starting material will give loweramounts of cyclic products, which may be desirable in some cases. Afterhydrolyzing the oil, one obtains a high concentration of oleic acid. Inthe process of making dimer acids, a high oleic acid stream will convertto a “cleaner” C36 dimer acid and not produce trimers acids (C54) andother more complex cyclic by-products which are obtained due to presenceof C18:2 and C18:3 acids. For example, the oil can be hydrolyzed tofatty acids and the fatty acids purified and dimerized at 250° C. in thepresence of montmorillonite clay. See SRI Natural Fatty Acid, March2009. A product rich in C36 dimers of oleic acid is recovered.

Further, the C36 dimer acids can be esterified and hydrogenated to givediols. The diols can be polymerized by catalytic dehydration. Polymerscan also be produced by transesterification of dimerdiols with dimethylcarbonate.

For the production of fuel in accordance with the methods of theinvention lipids produced by cells of the invention are harvested, orotherwise collected, by any convenient means. Lipids can be isolated bywhole cell extraction. The cells are first disrupted, and thenintracellular and cell membrane/cell wall-associated lipids as well asextracellular hydrocarbons can be separated from the cell mass, such asby use of centrifugation. Intracellular lipids produced in oleaginouscells are, in some embodiments, extracted after lysing the cells. Onceextracted, the lipids are further refined to produce oils, fuels, oroleochemicals.

Various methods are available for separating lipids from cellularlysates. For example, lipids and lipid derivatives such as fattyaldehydes, fatty alcohols, and hydrocarbons such as alkanes can beextracted with a hydrophobic solvent such as hexane (see Frenz et al.1989, Enzyme Microb. Technol., 11:717). Lipids and lipid derivatives canalso be extracted using liquefaction (see for example Sawayama et al.1999, Biomass and Bioenergy 17:33-39 and Inoue et al. 1993, BiomassBioenergy 6(4):269-274); oil liquefaction (see for example Minowa et al.1995, Fuel 74(12):1735-1738); and supercritical CO₂ extraction (see forexample Mendes et al. 2003, Inorganica Chimica Acta 356:328-334). Miaoand Wu describe a protocol of the recovery of microalgal lipid from aculture of Chlorella protothecoides in which the cells were harvested bycentrifugation, washed with distilled water and dried by freeze drying.The resulting cell powder was pulverized in a mortar and then extractedwith n-hexane. Miao and Wu, Biosource Technology (2006) 97:841-846.

Lipids and lipid derivatives can be recovered by extraction with anorganic solvent. In some cases, the preferred organic solvent is hexane.Typically, the organic solvent is added directly to the lysate withoutprior separation of the lysate components. In one embodiment, the lysategenerated by one or more of the methods described above is contactedwith an organic solvent for a period of time sufficient to allow thelipid and/or hydrocarbon components to form a solution with the organicsolvent. In some cases, the solution can then be further refined torecover specific desired lipid or hydrocarbon components. Hexaneextraction methods are well known in the art.

Lipids produced by cells in vivo, or enzymatically modified in vitro, asdescribed herein can be optionally further processed by conventionalmeans. The processing can include “cracking” to reduce the size, andthus increase the hydrogen:carbon ratio, of hydrocarbon molecules.Catalytic and thermal cracking methods are routinely used in hydrocarbonand triglyceride oil processing. Catalytic methods involve the use of acatalyst, such as a solid acid catalyst. The catalyst can besilica-alumina or a zeolite, which result in the heterolytic, orasymmetric, breakage of a carbon-carbon bond to result in a carbocationand a hydride anion. These reactive intermediates then undergo eitherrearrangement or hydride transfer with another hydrocarbon. Thereactions can thus regenerate the intermediates to result in aself-propagating chain mechanism. Hydrocarbons can also be processed toreduce, optionally to zero, the number of carbon-carbon double, ortriple, bonds therein. Hydrocarbons can also be processed to remove oreliminate a ring or cyclic structure therein. Hydrocarbons can also beprocessed to increase the hydrogen:carbon ratio. This can include theaddition of hydrogen (“hydrogenation”) and/or the “cracking” ofhydrocarbons into smaller hydrocarbons.

Thermal methods involve the use of elevated temperature and pressure toreduce hydrocarbon size. An elevated temperature of about 800° C. andpressure of about 700 kPa can be used. These conditions generate“light,” a term that is sometimes used to refer to hydrogen-richhydrocarbon molecules (as distinguished from photon flux), while alsogenerating, by condensation, heavier hydrocarbon molecules which arerelatively depleted of hydrogen. The methodology provides homolytic, orsymmetrical, breakage and produces alkenes, which may be optionallyenzymatically saturated as described above.

Catalytic and thermal methods are standard in plants for hydrocarbonprocessing and oil refining. Thus hydrocarbons produced by cells asdescribed herein can be collected and processed or refined viaconventional means. See Hillen et al. (Biotechnology and Bioengineering,Vol. XXIV:193-205 (1982)) for a report on hydrocracking ofmicroalgae-produced hydrocarbons. In alternative embodiments, thefraction is treated with another catalyst, such as an organic compound,heat, and/or an inorganic compound. For processing of lipids intobiodiesel, a transesterification process is used as described below inthis Section.

Hydrocarbons produced via methods of the present invention are useful ina variety of industrial applications. For example, the production oflinear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), an anionic surfactant used innearly all types of detergents and cleaning preparations, utilizeshydrocarbons generally comprising a chain of 10-14 carbon atoms. See,for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,946,430; 5,506,201; 6,692,730; 6,268,517;6,020,509; 6,140,302; 5,080,848; and 5,567,359. Surfactants, such asLAS, can be used in the manufacture of personal care compositions anddetergents, such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,942,479;6,086,903; 5,833,999; 6,468,955; and 6,407,044.

Increasing interest is directed to the use of hydrocarbon components ofbiological origin in fuels, such as biodiesel, renewable diesel, and jetfuel, since renewable biological starting materials that may replacestarting materials derived from fossil fuels are available, and the usethereof is desirable. There is an urgent need for methods for producinghydrocarbon components from biological materials. The present inventionfulfills this need by providing methods for production of biodiesel,renewable diesel, and jet fuel using the lipids generated by the methodsdescribed herein as a biological material to produce biodiesel,renewable diesel, and jet fuel.

Traditional diesel fuels are petroleum distillates rich in paraffinichydrocarbons. They have boiling ranges as broad as 370° to 780° F.,which are suitable for combustion in a compression ignition engine, suchas a diesel engine vehicle. The American Society of Testing andMaterials (ASTM) establishes the grade of diesel according to theboiling range, along with allowable ranges of other fuel properties,such as cetane number, cloud point, flash point, viscosity, anilinepoint, sulfur content, water content, ash content, copper stripcorrosion, and carbon residue. Technically, any hydrocarbon distillatematerial derived from biomass or otherwise that meets the appropriateASTM specification can be defined as diesel fuel (ASTM D975), jet fuel(ASTM D1655), or as biodiesel if it is a fatty acid methyl ester (ASTMD6751).

After extraction, lipid and/or hydrocarbon components recovered from themicrobial biomass described herein can be subjected to chemicaltreatment to manufacture a fuel for use in diesel vehicles and jetengines.

Biodiesel is a liquid which varies in color—between golden and darkbrown—depending on the production feedstock. It is practicallyimmiscible with water, has a high boiling point and low vapor pressure.Biodiesel refers to a diesel-equivalent processed fuel for use indiesel-engine vehicles. Biodiesel is biodegradable and non-toxic. Anadditional benefit of biodiesel over conventional diesel fuel is lowerengine wear. Typically, biodiesel comprises C14-C18 alkyl esters.Various processes convert biomass or a lipid produced and isolated asdescribed herein to diesel fuels. A preferred method to producebiodiesel is by transesterification of a lipid as described herein. Apreferred alkyl ester for use as biodiesel is a methyl ester or ethylester.

Biodiesel produced by a method described herein can be used alone orblended with conventional diesel fuel at any concentration in mostmodern diesel-engine vehicles. When blended with conventional dieselfuel (petroleum diesel), biodiesel may be present from about 0.1% toabout 99.9%. Much of the world uses a system known as the “B” factor tostate the amount of biodiesel in any fuel mix. For example, fuelcontaining 20% biodiesel is labeled B20. Pure biodiesel is referred toas B100.

Biodiesel can be produced by transesterification of triglyceridescontained in oil-rich biomass. Thus, in another aspect of the presentinvention a method for producing biodiesel is provided. In a preferredembodiment, the method for producing biodiesel comprises the steps of(a) cultivating a lipid-containing microorganism using methods disclosedherein (b) lysing a lipid-containing microorganism to produce a lysate,(c) isolating lipid from the lysed microorganism, and (d)transesterifying the lipid composition, whereby biodiesel is produced.Methods for growth of a microorganism, lysing a microorganism to producea lysate, treating the lysate in a medium comprising an organic solventto form a heterogeneous mixture and separating the treated lysate into alipid composition have been described above and can also be used in themethod of producing biodiesel. The lipid profile of the biodiesel isusually highly similar to the lipid profile of the feedstock oil.

Lipid compositions can be subjected to transesterification to yieldlong-chain fatty acid esters useful as biodiesel. Preferredtransesterification reactions are outlined below and include basecatalyzed transesterification and transesterification using recombinantlipases. In a base-catalyzed transesterification process, thetriacylglycerides are reacted with an alcohol, such as methanol orethanol, in the presence of an alkaline catalyst, typically potassiumhydroxide. This reaction forms methyl or ethyl esters and glycerin(glycerol) as a byproduct.

Transesterification has also been carried out, as discussed above, usingan enzyme, such as a lipase instead of a base. Lipase-catalyzedtransesterification can be carried out, for example, at a temperaturebetween the room temperature and 80° C., and a mole ratio of the TAG tothe lower alcohol of greater than 1:1, preferably about 3:1. Otherexamples of lipases useful for transesterification are found in, e.g.,U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,798,793; 4,940,845 5,156,963; 5,342,768; 5,776,741 andWO89/01032. Such lipases include, but are not limited to, lipasesproduced by microorganisms of Rhizopus, Aspergillus, Candida, Mucor,Pseudomonas, Rhizomucor, Candida, and Humicola and pancreas lipase.

Subsequent processes may also be used if the biodiesel will be used inparticularly cold temperatures. Such processes include winterization andfractionation. Both processes are designed to improve the cold flow andwinter performance of the fuel by lowering the cloud point (thetemperature at which the biodiesel starts to crystallize). There areseveral approaches to winterizing biodiesel. One approach is to blendthe biodiesel with petroleum diesel. Another approach is to useadditives that can lower the cloud point of biodiesel. Another approachis to remove saturated methyl esters indiscriminately by mixing inadditives and allowing for the crystallization of saturates and thenfiltering out the crystals. Fractionation selectively separates methylesters into individual components or fractions, allowing for the removalor inclusion of specific methyl esters. Fractionation methods includeurea fractionation, solvent fractionation and thermal distillation.

Another valuable fuel provided by the methods of the present inventionis renewable diesel, which comprises alkanes, such as C10:0, C12:0,C14:0, C16:0 and C18:0 and thus, are distinguishable from biodiesel.High quality renewable diesel conforms to the ASTM D975 standard. Thelipids produced by the methods of the present invention can serve asfeedstock to produce renewable diesel. Thus, in another aspect of thepresent invention, a method for producing renewable diesel is provided.Renewable diesel can be produced by at least three processes:hydrothermal processing (hydrotreating); hydroprocessing; and indirectliquefaction. These processes yield non-ester distillates. During theseprocesses, triacylglycerides produced and isolated as described herein,are converted to alkanes.

In one embodiment, the method for producing renewable diesel comprises(a) cultivating a lipid-containing microorganism using methods disclosedherein (b) lysing the microorganism to produce a lysate, (c) isolatinglipid from the lysed microorganism, and (d) deoxygenating andhydrotreating the lipid to produce an alkane, whereby renewable dieselis produced. Lipids suitable for manufacturing renewable diesel can beobtained via extraction from microbial biomass using an organic solventsuch as hexane, or via other methods, such as those described in U.S.Pat. No. 5,928,696. Some suitable methods may include mechanicalpressing and centrifuging.

In some methods, the microbial lipid is first cracked in conjunctionwith hydrotreating to reduce carbon chain length and saturate doublebonds, respectively. The material is then isomerized, also inconjunction with hydrotreating. The naptha fraction can then be removedthrough distillation, followed by additional distillation to vaporizeand distill components desired in the diesel fuel to meet an ASTM D975standard while leaving components that are heavier than desired formeeting the D975 standard. Hydrotreating, hydrocracking, deoxygenationand isomerization methods of chemically modifying oils, includingtriglyceride oils, are well known in the art. See for example Europeanpatent applications EP1741768 (A1); EP1741767 (A1); EP1682466 (A1);EP1640437 (A1); EP1681337 (A1); EP1795576 (A1); and U.S. Pat. Nos.7,238,277; 6,630,066; 6,596,155; 6,977,322; 7,041,866; 6,217,746;5,885,440; 6,881,873.

In one embodiment of the method for producing renewable diesel, treatingthe lipid to produce an alkane is performed by hydrotreating of thelipid composition. In hydrothermal processing, typically, biomass isreacted in water at an elevated temperature and pressure to form oilsand residual solids. Conversion temperatures are typically 300° to 660°F., with pressure sufficient to keep the water primarily as a liquid,100 to 170 standard atmosphere (atm). Reaction times are on the order of15 to 30 minutes. After the reaction is completed, the organics areseparated from the water. Thereby a distillate suitable for diesel isproduced.

In some methods of making renewable diesel, the first step of treating atriglyceride is hydroprocessing to saturate double bonds, followed bydeoxygenation at elevated temperature in the presence of hydrogen and acatalyst. In some methods, hydrogenation and deoxygenation occur in thesame reaction. In other methods deoxygenation occurs beforehydrogenation. Isomerization is then optionally performed, also in thepresence of hydrogen and a catalyst. Naphtha components are preferablyremoved through distillation. For examples, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,475,160(hydrogenation of triglycerides); U.S. Pat. No. 5,091,116(deoxygenation, hydrogenation and gas removal); U.S. Pat. No. 6,391,815(hydrogenation); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,888,947 (isomerization).

One suitable method for the hydrogenation of triglycerides includespreparing an aqueous solution of copper, zinc, magnesium and lanthanumsalts and another solution of alkali metal or preferably, ammoniumcarbonate. The two solutions may be heated to a temperature of about 20°C. to about 85° C. and metered together into a precipitation containerat rates such that the pH in the precipitation container is maintainedbetween 5.5 and 7.5 in order to form a catalyst. Additional water may beused either initially in the precipitation container or addedconcurrently with the salt solution and precipitation solution. Theresulting precipitate may then be thoroughly washed, dried, calcined atabout 300° C. and activated in hydrogen at temperatures ranging fromabout 100° C. to about 400° C. One or more triglycerides may then becontacted and reacted with hydrogen in the presence of theabove-described catalyst in a reactor. The reactor may be a trickle bedreactor, fixed bed gas-solid reactor, packed bubble column reactor,continuously stirred tank reactor, a slurry phase reactor, or any othersuitable reactor type known in the art. The process may be carried outeither batchwise or in continuous fashion. Reaction temperatures aretypically in the range of from about 170° C. to about 250° C. whilereaction pressures are typically in the range of from about 300 psig toabout 2000 psig. Moreover, the molar ratio of hydrogen to triglyceridein the process of the present invention is typically in the range offrom about 20:1 to about 700:1. The process is typically carried out ata weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) in the range of from about 0.1 h⁻¹to about 5 h⁻¹. One skilled in the art will recognize that the timeperiod required for reaction will vary according to the temperatureused, the molar ratio of hydrogen to triglyceride, and the partialpressure of hydrogen. The products produced by the such hydrogenationprocesses include fatty alcohols, glycerol, traces of paraffins andunreacted triglycerides. These products are typically separated byconventional means such as, for example, distillation, extraction,filtration, crystallization, and the like.

Petroleum refiners use hydroprocessing to remove impurities by treatingfeeds with hydrogen. Hydroprocessing conversion temperatures aretypically 300° to 700° F. Pressures are typically 40 to 100 atm. Thereaction times are typically on the order of 10 to 60 minutes. Solidcatalysts are employed to increase certain reaction rates, improveselectivity for certain products, and optimize hydrogen consumption.

Suitable methods for the deoxygenation of an oil includes heating an oilto a temperature in the range of from about 350° F. to about 550° F. andcontinuously contacting the heated oil with nitrogen under at leastpressure ranging from about atmospheric to above for at least about 5minutes.

Suitable methods for isomerization include using alkali isomerizationand other oil isomerization known in the art.

Hydrotreating and hydroprocessing ultimately lead to a reduction in themolecular weight of the triglyceride feed. The triglyceride molecule isreduced to four hydrocarbon molecules under hydroprocessing conditions:a propane molecule and three heavier hydrocarbon molecules, typically inthe C8 to C18 range.

Thus, in one embodiment, the product of one or more chemical reaction(s)performed on lipid compositions of the invention is an alkane mixturethat comprises ASTM D975 renewable diesel. Production of hydrocarbons bymicroorganisms is reviewed by Metzger et al. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol(2005) 66: 486-496 and A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy'sAquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from Algae, NREL/TP-580-24190, JohnSheehan, Terri Dunahay, John Benemann and Paul Roessler (1998).

The distillation properties of a diesel fuel is described in terms ofT10-T90 (temperature at 10% and 90%, respectively, volume distilled).Methods of hydrotreating, isomerization, and other covalent modificationof oils disclosed herein, as well as methods of distillation andfractionation (such as cold filtration) disclosed herein, can beemployed to generate renewable diesel compositions with other T10-T90ranges, such as 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60 and 65° C. usingtriglyceride oils produced according to the methods disclosed herein.

Methods of hydrotreating, isomerization, and other covalent modificationof oils disclosed herein, as well as methods of distillation andfractionation (such as cold filtration) disclosed herein, can beemployed to generate renewable diesel compositions with other T10values, such as T10 between 180 and 295, between 190 and 270, between210 and 250, between 225 and 245, and at least 290.

Methods of hydrotreating, isomerization, and other covalent modificationof oils disclosed herein, as well as methods of distillation andfractionation (such as cold filtration) disclosed herein can be employedto generate renewable diesel compositions with certain T90 values, suchas T90 between 280 and 380, between 290 and 360, between 300 and 350,between 310 and 340, and at least 290.

Methods of hydrotreating, isomerization, and other covalent modificationof oils disclosed herein, as well as methods of distillation andfractionation (such as cold filtration) disclosed herein, can beemployed to generate renewable diesel compositions with other FBPvalues, such as FBP between 290 and 400, between 300 and 385, between310 and 370, between 315 and 360, and at least 300.

Other oils provided by the methods and compositions of the invention canbe subjected to combinations of hydrotreating, isomerization, and othercovalent modification including oils with lipid profiles including (a)at least 1%-5%, preferably at least 4%, C8-C14; (b) at least 0.25%-1%,preferably at least 0.3%, C8; (c) at least 1%-5%, preferably at least2%, C10; (d) at least 1%-5%, preferably at least 2%, C12; and (3) atleast 20%-40%, preferably at least 30% C8-C14.

A traditional ultra-low sulfur diesel can be produced from any form ofbiomass by a two-step process. First, the biomass is converted to asyngas, a gaseous mixture rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Then,the syngas is catalytically converted to liquids. Typically, theproduction of liquids is accomplished using Fischer-Tropsch (FT)synthesis. This technology applies to coal, natural gas, and heavy oils.Thus, in yet another preferred embodiment of the method for producingrenewable diesel, treating the lipid composition to produce an alkane isperformed by indirect liquefaction of the lipid composition.

The present invention also provides methods to produce jet fuel. Jetfuel is clear to straw colored. The most common fuel is anunleaded/paraffin oil-based fuel classified as Aeroplane A-1, which isproduced to an internationally standardized set of specifications. Jetfuel is a mixture of a large number of different hydrocarbons, possiblyas many as a thousand or more. The range of their sizes (molecularweights or carbon numbers) is restricted by the requirements for theproduct, for example, freezing point or smoke point. Kerosene-typeAeroplane fuel (including Jet A and Jet A-1) has a carbon numberdistribution between about 8 and 16 carbon numbers. Wide-cut ornaphtha-type Aeroplane fuel (including Jet B) typically has a carbonnumber distribution between about 5 and 15 carbons.

In one embodiment of the invention, a jet fuel is produced by blendingalgal fuels with existing jet fuel. The lipids produced by the methodsof the present invention can serve as feedstock to produce jet fuel.Thus, in another aspect of the present invention, a method for producingjet fuel is provided. Herewith two methods for producing jet fuel fromthe lipids produced by the methods of the present invention areprovided: fluid catalytic cracking (FCC); and hydrodeoxygenation (HDO).

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) is one method which is used to produceolefins, especially propylene from heavy crude fractions. The lipidsproduced by the method of the present invention can be converted toolefins. The process involves flowing the lipids produced through an FCCzone and collecting a product stream comprised of olefins, which isuseful as a jet fuel. The lipids produced are contacted with a crackingcatalyst at cracking conditions to provide a product stream comprisingolefins and hydrocarbons useful as jet fuel.

In one embodiment, the method for producing jet fuel comprises (a)cultivating a lipid-containing microorganism using methods disclosedherein, (b) lysing the lipid-containing microorganism to produce alysate, (c) isolating lipid from the lysate, and (d) treating the lipidcomposition, whereby jet fuel is produced. In one embodiment of themethod for producing a jet fuel, the lipid composition can be flowedthrough a fluid catalytic cracking zone, which, in one embodiment, maycomprise contacting the lipid composition with a cracking catalyst atcracking conditions to provide a product stream comprising C2-05olefins.

In certain embodiments of this method, it may be desirable to remove anycontaminants that may be present in the lipid composition. Thus, priorto flowing the lipid composition through a fluid catalytic crackingzone, the lipid composition is pretreated. Pretreatment may involvecontacting the lipid composition with an ion-exchange resin. The ionexchange resin is an acidic ion exchange resin, such as Amberlyst™-15and can be used as a bed in a reactor through which the lipidcomposition is flowed, either upflow or downflow. Other pretreatmentsmay include mild acid washes by contacting the lipid composition with anacid, such as sulfuric, acetic, nitric, or hydrochloric acid. Contactingis done with a dilute acid solution usually at ambient temperature andatmospheric pressure.

The lipid composition, optionally pretreated, is flowed to an FCC zonewhere the hydrocarbonaceous components are cracked to olefins. Catalyticcracking is accomplished by contacting the lipid composition in areaction zone with a catalyst composed of finely divided particulatematerial. The reaction is catalytic cracking, as opposed tohydrocracking, and is carried out in the absence of added hydrogen orthe consumption of hydrogen. As the cracking reaction proceeds,substantial amounts of coke are deposited on the catalyst. The catalystis regenerated at high temperatures by burning coke from the catalyst ina regeneration zone. Coke-containing catalyst, referred to herein as“coked catalyst”, is continually transported from the reaction zone tothe regeneration zone to be regenerated and replaced by essentiallycoke-free regenerated catalyst from the regeneration zone. Fluidizationof the catalyst particles by various gaseous streams allows thetransport of catalyst between the reaction zone and regeneration zone.Methods for cracking hydrocarbons, such as those of the lipidcomposition described herein, in a fluidized stream of catalyst,transporting catalyst between reaction and regeneration zones, andcombusting coke in the regenerator are well known by those skilled inthe art of FCC processes. Exemplary FCC applications and catalystsuseful for cracking the lipid composition to produce C2-05 olefins aredescribed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,538,169, 7,288,685, which are incorporatedin their entirety by reference.

Suitable FCC catalysts generally comprise at least two components thatmay or may not be on the same matrix. In some embodiments, both twocomponents may be circulated throughout the entire reaction vessel. Thefirst component generally includes any of the well-known catalysts thatare used in the art of fluidized catalytic cracking, such as an activeamorphous clay-type catalyst and/or a high activity, crystallinemolecular sieve. Molecular sieve catalysts may be preferred overamorphous catalysts because of their much-improved selectivity todesired products. In some preferred embodiments, zeolites may be used asthe molecular sieve in the FCC processes. Preferably, the first catalystcomponent comprises a large pore zeolite, such as a Y-type zeolite, anactive alumina material, a binder material, comprising either silica oralumina and an inert filler such as kaolin.

In one embodiment, cracking the lipid composition of the presentinvention, takes place in the riser section or, alternatively, the liftsection, of the FCC zone. The lipid composition is introduced into theriser by a nozzle resulting in the rapid vaporization of the lipidcomposition. Before contacting the catalyst, the lipid composition willordinarily have a temperature of about 149° C. to about 316° C. (300° F.to 600° F.). The catalyst is flowed from a blending vessel to the riserwhere it contacts the lipid composition for a time of abort 2 seconds orless.

The blended catalyst and reacted lipid composition vapors are thendischarged from the top of the riser through an outlet and separatedinto a cracked product vapor stream including olefins and a collectionof catalyst particles covered with substantial quantities of coke andgenerally referred to as “coked catalyst.” In an effort to minimize thecontact time of the lipid composition and the catalyst which may promotefurther conversion of desired products to undesirable other products,any arrangement of separators such as a swirl arm arrangement can beused to remove coked catalyst from the product stream quickly. Theseparator, e.g. swirl arm separator, is located in an upper portion of achamber with a stripping zone situated in the lower portion of thechamber. Catalyst separated by the swirl arm arrangement drops down intothe stripping zone. The cracked product vapor stream comprising crackedhydrocarbons including light olefins and some catalyst exit the chambervia a conduit which is in communication with cyclones. The cyclonesremove remaining catalyst particles from the product vapor stream toreduce particle concentrations to very low levels. The product vaporstream then exits the top of the separating vessel. Catalyst separatedby the cyclones is returned to the separating vessel and then to thestripping zone. The stripping zone removes adsorbed hydrocarbons fromthe surface of the catalyst by counter-current contact with steam.

Low hydrocarbon partial pressure operates to favor the production oflight olefins. Accordingly, the riser pressure is set at about 172 to241 kPa (25 to 35 psia) with a hydrocarbon partial pressure of about 35to 172 kPa (5 to 25 psia), with a preferred hydrocarbon partial pressureof about 69 to 138 kPa (10 to 20 psia). This relatively low partialpressure for hydrocarbon is achieved by using steam as a diluent to theextent that the diluent is 10 to 55 wt-% of lipid composition andpreferably about 15 wt-% of lipid composition. Other diluents such asdry gas can be used to reach equivalent hydrocarbon partial pressures.

The temperature of the cracked stream at the riser outlet will be about510° C. to 621° C. (950° F. to 1150° F.). However, riser outlettemperatures above 566° C. (1050° F.) make more dry gas and moreolefins. Whereas, riser outlet temperatures below 566° C. (1050° F.)make less ethylene and propylene. Accordingly, it is preferred to runthe FCC process at a preferred temperature of about 566° C. to about630° C., preferred pressure of about 138 kPa to about 240 kPa (20 to 35psia). Another condition for the process is the catalyst to lipidcomposition ratio which can vary from about 5 to about 20 and preferablyfrom about 10 to about 15.

In one embodiment of the method for producing a jet fuel, the lipidcomposition is introduced into the lift section of an FCC reactor. Thetemperature in the lift section will be very hot and range from about700° C. (1292° F.) to about 760° C. (1400° F.) with a catalyst to lipidcomposition ratio of about 100 to about 150. It is anticipated thatintroducing the lipid composition into the lift section will produceconsiderable amounts of propylene and ethylene.

In another embodiment of the method for producing a jet fuel using thelipid composition or the lipids produced as described herein, thestructure of the lipid composition or the lipids is broken by a processreferred to as hydrodeoxygenation (HDO). HDO means removal of oxygen bymeans of hydrogen, that is, oxygen is removed while breaking thestructure of the material. Olefinic double bonds are hydrogenated andany sulfur and nitrogen compounds are removed. Sulfur removal is calledhydrodesulphurization (HDS). Pretreatment and purity of the rawmaterials (lipid composition or the lipids) contribute to the servicelife of the catalyst.

Generally in the HDO/HDS step, hydrogen is mixed with the feed stock(lipid composition or the lipids) and then the mixture is passed througha catalyst bed as a co-current flow, either as a single phase or a twophase feed stock. After the HDO/MDS step, the product fraction isseparated and passed to a separate isomerization reactor. Anisomerization reactor for biological starting material is described inthe literature (FI 100 248) as a co-current reactor.

The process for producing a fuel by hydrogenating a hydrocarbon feed,e.g., the lipid composition or the lipids herein, can also be performedby passing the lipid composition or the lipids as a co-current flow withhydrogen gas through a first hydrogenation zone, and thereafter thehydrocarbon effluent is further hydrogenated in a second hydrogenationzone by passing hydrogen gas to the second hydrogenation zone as acounter-current flow relative to the hydrocarbon effluent. Exemplary HDOapplications and catalysts useful for cracking the lipid composition toproduce C2-05 olefins are described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,232,935, which isincorporated in its entirety by reference.

Typically, in the hydrodeoxygenation step, the structure of thebiological component, such as the lipid composition or lipids herein, isdecomposed, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur compounds, and lighthydrocarbons as gas are removed, and the olefinic bonds arehydrogenated. In the second step of the process, i.e. in the so-calledisomerization step, isomerization is carried out for branching thehydrocarbon chain and improving the performance of the paraffin at lowtemperatures.

In the first step, i.e. HDO step, of the cracking process, hydrogen gasand the lipid composition or lipids herein which are to be hydrogenatedare passed to a HDO catalyst bed system either as co-current orcounter-current flows, said catalyst bed system comprising one or morecatalyst bed(s), preferably 1-3 catalyst beds. The HDO step is typicallyoperated in a co-current manner. In case of a HDO catalyst bed systemcomprising two or more catalyst beds, one or more of the beds may beoperated using the counter-current flow principle. In the HDO step, thepressure varies between 20 and 150 bar, preferably between 50 and 100bar, and the temperature varies between 200 and 500° C., preferably inthe range of 300−400° C. In the HDO step, known hydrogenation catalystscontaining metals from Group VII and/or VIB of the Periodic System maybe used. Preferably, the hydrogenation catalysts are supported Pd, Pt,Ni, NiMo or a CoMo catalysts, the support being alumina and/or silica.Typically, NiMo/Al₂O₃ and CoMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts are used.

Prior to the HDO step, the lipid composition or lipids herein mayoptionally be treated by prehydrogenation under milder conditions thusavoiding side reactions of the double bonds. Such prehydrogenation iscarried out in the presence of a prehydrogenation catalyst attemperatures of 50−400° C. and at hydrogen pressures of 1-200 bar,preferably at a temperature between 150 and 250° C. and at a hydrogenpressure between 10 and 100 bar. The catalyst may contain metals fromGroup VIII and/or VIB of the Periodic System. Preferably, theprehydrogenation catalyst is a supported Pd, Pt, Ni, NiMo or a CoMocatalyst, the support being alumina and/or silica.

A gaseous stream from the HDO step containing hydrogen is cooled andthen carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfurcompounds, gaseous light hydrocarbons and other impurities are removedtherefrom. After compressing, the purified hydrogen or recycled hydrogenis returned back to the first catalyst bed and/or between the catalystbeds to make up for the withdrawn gas stream. Water is removed from thecondensed liquid. The liquid is passed to the first catalyst bed orbetween the catalyst beds.

After the HDO step, the product is subjected to an isomerization step.It is substantial for the process that the impurities are removed ascompletely as possible before the hydrocarbons are contacted with theisomerization catalyst. The isomerization step comprises an optionalstripping step, wherein the reaction product from the HDO step may bepurified by stripping with water vapor or a suitable gas such as lighthydrocarbon, nitrogen or hydrogen. The optional stripping step iscarried out in counter-current manner in a unit upstream of theisomerization catalyst, wherein the gas and liquid are contacted witheach other, or before the actual isomerization reactor in a separatestripping unit utilizing counter-current principle.

After the stripping step the hydrogen gas and the hydrogenated lipidcomposition or lipids herein, and optionally an n-paraffin mixture, arepassed to a reactive isomerization unit comprising one or severalcatalyst bed(s). The catalyst beds of the isomerization step may operateeither in co-current or counter-current manner.

It is important for the process that the counter-current flow principleis applied in the isomerization step. In the isomerization step this isdone by carrying out either the optional stripping step or theisomerization reaction step or both in counter-current manner. In theisomerization step, the pressure varies in the range of 20-150 bar,preferably in the range of 20-100 bar, the temperature being between 200and 500° C., preferably between 300 and 400° C. In the isomerizationstep, isomerization catalysts known in the art may be used. Suitableisomerization catalysts contain molecular sieve and/or a metal fromGroup VII and/or a carrier. Preferably, the isomerization catalystcontains SAPO-11 or SAPO41 or ZSM-22 or ZSM-23 or ferrierite and Pt, Pdor Ni and Al₂O₃ or SiO₂. Typical isomerization catalysts are, forexample, Pt/SAPO-11/Al₂O₃, Pt/ZSM-22/Al₂O₃, Pt/ZSM-23/Al₂O₃ andPt/SAPO-11/SiO₂. The isomerization step and the HDO step may be carriedout in the same pressure vessel or in separate pressure vessels.Optional prehydrogenation may be carried out in a separate pressurevessel or in the same pressure vessel as the HDO and isomerizationsteps.

Thus, in one embodiment, the product of one or more chemical reactionsis an alkane mixture that comprises HRJ-5. In another embodiment, theproduct of the one or more chemical reactions is an alkane mixture thatcomprises ASTM D1655 jet fuel. In some embodiments, the compositionconforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuel has a sulfurcontent that is less than 10 ppm. In other embodiments, the compositionconforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuel has a T10 value ofthe distillation curve of less than 205° C. In another embodiment, thecomposition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuel has afinal boiling point (FBP) of less than 300° C. In another embodiment,the composition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuelhas a flash point of at least 38° C. In another embodiment, thecomposition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuel has adensity between 775K/M³ and 840K/M³. In yet another embodiment, thecomposition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuel has afreezing point that is below −47° C. In another embodiment, thecomposition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuel has anet Heat of Combustion that is at least 42.8 MJ/K. In anotherembodiment, the composition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655jet fuel has a hydrogen content that is at least 13.4 mass %. In anotherembodiment, the composition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655jet fuel has a thermal stability, as tested by quantitative gravimetricJFTOT at 260° C., which is below 3 mm of Hg. In another embodiment, thecomposition conforming to the specification of ASTM 1655 jet fuel has anexistent gum that is below 7 mg/dl.

Thus, the present invention discloses a variety of methods in whichchemical modification of microalgal lipid is undertaken to yieldproducts useful in a variety of industrial and other applications.Examples of processes for modifying oil produced by the methodsdisclosed herein include, but are not limited to, hydrolysis of the oil,hydroprocessing of the oil, and esterification of the oil. Otherchemical modification of microalgal lipid include, without limitation,epoxidation, oxidation, hydrolysis, sulfations, sulfonation,ethoxylation, propoxylation, amidation, and saponification. Themodification of the microalgal oil produces basic oleochemicals that canbe further modified into selected derivative oleochemicals for a desiredfunction. In a manner similar to that described above with reference tofuel producing processes, these chemical modifications can also beperformed on oils generated from the microbial cultures describedherein. Examples of basic oleochemicals include, but are not limited to,soaps, fatty acids, fatty esters, fatty alcohols, fatty nitrogencompounds including fatty amides, fatty acid methyl esters, andglycerol. Examples of derivative oleochemicals include, but are notlimited to, fatty nitriles, esters, dimer acids, quats (includingbetaines), surfactants, fatty alkanolamides, fatty alcohol sulfates,resins, emulsifiers, fatty alcohols, olefins, drilling muds, polyols,polyurethanes, polyacrylates, rubber, candles, cosmetics, metallicsoaps, soaps, alpha-sulphonated methyl esters, fatty alcohol sulfates,fatty alcohol ethoxylates, fatty alcohol ether sulfates, imidazolines,surfactants, detergents, esters, quats (including betaines), ozonolysisproducts, fatty amines, fatty alkanolamides, ethoxysulfates,monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides (including medium chaintriglycerides), lubricants, hydraulic fluids, greases, dielectricfluids, mold release agents, metal working fluids, heat transfer fluids,other functional fluids, industrial chemicals (e.g., cleaners, textileprocessing aids, plasticizers, stabilizers, additives), surfacecoatings, paints and lacquers, electrical wiring insulation, and higheralkanes. Other derivatives include fatty amidoamines, amidoaminecarboxylates, amidoamine oxides, amidoamine oxide carboxylates,amidoamine esters, ethanolamine amides, sulfonates, amidoaminesulfonates, diamidoamine dioxides, sulfonated alkyl ester alkoxylates,betaines, quarternized diamidoamine betaines, and sulfobetaines.

Hydrolysis of the fatty acid constituents from the glycerolipidsproduced by the methods of the invention yields free fatty acids thatcan be derivatized to produce other useful chemicals. Hydrolysis occursin the presence of water and a catalyst which may be either an acid or abase. The liberated free fatty acids can be derivatized to yield avariety of products, as reported in the following: U.S. Pat. No.5,304,664 (Highly sulfated fatty acids); U.S. Pat. No. 7,262,158(Cleansing compositions); U.S. Pat. No. 7,115,173 (Fabric softenercompositions); U.S. Pat. No. 6,342,208 (Emulsions for treating skin);U.S. Pat. No. 7,264,886 (Water repellant compositions); U.S. Pat. No.6,924,333 (Paint additives); U.S. Pat. No. 6,596,768 (Lipid-enrichedruminant feedstock); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,380,410 (Surfactants fordetergents and cleaners).

In some methods, the first step of chemical modification may behydroprocessing to saturate double bonds, followed by deoxygenation atelevated temperature in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst. Inother methods, hydrogenation and deoxygenation may occur in the samereaction. In still other methods deoxygenation occurs beforehydrogenation. Isomerization may then be optionally performed, also inthe presence of hydrogen and a catalyst. Finally, gases and naphthacomponents can be removed if desired. For example, see U.S. Pat. No.5,475,160 (hydrogenation of triglycerides); U.S. Pat. No. 5,091,116(deoxygenation, hydrogenation and gas removal); U.S. Pat. No. 6,391,815(hydrogenation); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,888,947 (isomerization).

In some embodiments of the invention, the triglyceride oils arepartially or completely deoxygenated. The deoxygenation reactions formdesired products, including, but not limited to, fatty acids, fattyalcohols, polyols, ketones, and aldehydes. In general, without beinglimited by any particular theory, the deoxygenation reactions involve acombination of various different reaction pathways, including withoutlimitation: hydrogenolysis, hydrogenation, consecutivehydrogenation-hydrogenolysis, consecutive hydrogenolysis-hydrogenation,and combined hydrogenation-hydrogenolysis reactions, resulting in atleast the partial removal of oxygen from the fatty acid or fatty acidester to produce reaction products, such as fatty alcohols, that can beeasily converted to the desired chemicals by further processing. Forexample, in one embodiment, a fatty alcohol may be converted to olefinsthrough FCC reaction or to higher alkanes through a condensationreaction.

One such chemical modification is hydrogenation, which is the additionof hydrogen to double bonds in the fatty acid constituents ofglycerolipids or of free fatty acids. The hydrogenation process permitsthe transformation of liquid oils into semi-solid or solid fats, whichmay be more suitable for specific applications.

Hydrogenation of oil produced by the methods described herein can beperformed in conjunction with one or more of the methods and/ormaterials provided herein, as reported in the following: U.S. Pat. No.7,288,278 (Food additives or medicaments); U.S. Pat. No. 5,346,724(Lubrication products); U.S. Pat. No. 5,475,160 (Fatty alcohols); U.S.Pat. No. 5,091,116 (Edible oils); U.S. Pat. No. 6,808,737 (Structuralfats for margarine and spreads); U.S. Pat. No. 5,298,637(Reduced-calorie fat substitutes); U.S. Pat. No. 6,391,815(Hydrogenation catalyst and sulfur adsorbent); U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,233,099and 5,233,100 (Fatty alcohols); U.S. Pat. No. 4,584,139 (Hydrogenationcatalysts); U.S. Pat. No. 6,057,375 (Foam suppressing agents); and U.S.Pat. No. 7,118,773 (Edible emulsion spreads).

One skilled in the art will recognize that various processes may be usedto hydrogenate carbohydrates. One suitable method includes contactingthe carbohydrate with hydrogen or hydrogen mixed with a suitable gas anda catalyst under conditions sufficient in a hydrogenation reactor toform a hydrogenated product. The hydrogenation catalyst generally caninclude Cu, Re, Ni, Fe, Co, Ru, Pd, Rh, Pt, Os, Ir, and alloys or anycombination thereof, either alone or with promoters such as W, Mo, Au,Ag, Cr, Zn, Mn, Sn, B, P, Bi, and alloys or any combination thereof.Other effective hydrogenation catalyst materials include eithersupported nickel or ruthenium modified with rhenium. In an embodiment,the hydrogenation catalyst also includes any one of the supports,depending on the desired functionality of the catalyst. Thehydrogenation catalysts may be prepared by methods known to those ofordinary skill in the art.

In some embodiments the hydrogenation catalyst includes a supportedGroup VIII metal catalyst and a metal sponge material (e.g., a spongenickel catalyst). Raney nickel provides an example of an activatedsponge nickel catalyst suitable for use in this invention. In otherembodiment, the hydrogenation reaction in the invention is performedusing a catalyst comprising a nickel-rhenium catalyst or atungsten-modified nickel catalyst. One example of a suitable catalystfor the hydrogenation reaction of the invention is a carbon-supportednickel-rhenium catalyst.

In an embodiment, a suitable Raney nickel catalyst may be prepared bytreating an alloy of approximately equal amounts by weight of nickel andaluminum with an aqueous alkali solution, e.g., containing about 25weight % of sodium hydroxide. The aluminum is selectively dissolved bythe aqueous alkali solution resulting in a sponge shaped materialcomprising mostly nickel with minor amounts of aluminum. The initialalloy includes promoter metals (i.e., molybdenum or chromium) in theamount such that about 1 to 2 weight % remains in the formed spongenickel catalyst. In another embodiment, the hydrogenation catalyst isprepared using a solution of ruthenium (III) nitrosylnitrate, ruthenium(III) chloride in water to impregnate a suitable support material. Thesolution is then dried to form a solid having a water content of lessthan about 1% by weight. The solid may then be reduced at atmosphericpressure in a hydrogen stream at 300° C. (uncalcined) or 400° C.(calcined) in a rotary ball furnace for 4 hours. After cooling andrendering the catalyst inert with nitrogen, 5% by volume of oxygen innitrogen is passed over the catalyst for 2 hours.

In certain embodiments, the catalyst described includes a catalystsupport. The catalyst support stabilizes and supports the catalyst. Thetype of catalyst support used depends on the chosen catalyst and thereaction conditions. Suitable supports for the invention include, butare not limited to, carbon, silica, silica-alumina, zirconia, titania,ceria, vanadia, nitride, boron nitride, heteropolyacids, hydroxyapatite,zinc oxide, chromia, zeolites, carbon nanotubes, carbon fullerene andany combination thereof.

The catalysts used in this invention can be prepared using conventionalmethods known to those in the art. Suitable methods may include, but arenot limited to, incipient wetting, evaporative impregnation, chemicalvapor deposition, wash-coating, magnetron sputtering techniques, and thelike.

The conditions for which to carry out the hydrogenation reaction willvary based on the type of starting material and the desired products.One of ordinary skill in the art, with the benefit of this disclosure,will recognize the appropriate reaction conditions. In general, thehydrogenation reaction is conducted at temperatures of 80° C. to 250°C., and preferably at 90° C. to 200° C., and most preferably at 100° C.to 150° C. In some embodiments, the hydrogenation reaction is conductedat pressures from 500 KPa to 14000 KPa.

The hydrogen used in the hydrogenolysis reaction of the currentinvention may include external hydrogen, recycled hydrogen, in situgenerated hydrogen, and any combination thereof. As used herein, theterm “external hydrogen” refers to hydrogen that does not originate fromthe biomass reaction itself, but rather is added to the system fromanother source.

In some embodiments of the invention, it is desirable to convert thestarting carbohydrate to a smaller molecule that will be more readilyconverted to desired higher hydrocarbons. One suitable method for thisconversion is through a hydrogenolysis reaction. Various processes areknown for performing hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates. One suitablemethod includes contacting a carbohydrate with hydrogen or hydrogenmixed with a suitable gas and a hydrogenolysis catalyst in ahydrogenolysis reactor under conditions sufficient to form a reactionproduct comprising smaller molecules or polyols. As used herein, theterm “smaller molecules or polyols” includes any molecule that has asmaller molecular weight, which can include a smaller number of carbonatoms or oxygen atoms than the starting carbohydrate. In an embodiment,the reaction products include smaller molecules that include polyols andalcohols. Someone of ordinary skill in the art would be able to choosethe appropriate method by which to carry out the hydrogenolysisreaction.

In some embodiments, a 5 and/or 6 carbon sugar or sugar alcohol may beconverted to propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, and glycerol using ahydrogenolysis catalyst. The hydrogenolysis catalyst may include Cr, Mo,W, Re, Mn, Cu, Cd, Fe, Co, Ni, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Os, and alloys or anycombination thereof, either alone or with promoters such as Au, Ag, Cr,Zn, Mn, Sn, Bi, B, O, and alloys or any combination thereof. Thehydrogenolysis catalyst may also include a carbonaceous pyropolymercatalyst containing transition metals (e.g., chromium, molybdenum,tungsten, rhenium, manganese, copper, cadmium) or Group VIII metals(e.g., iron, cobalt, nickel, platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium,iridium, and osmium). In certain embodiments, the hydrogenolysiscatalyst may include any of the above metals combined with an alkalineearth metal oxide or adhered to a catalytically active support. Incertain embodiments, the catalyst described in the hydrogenolysisreaction may include a catalyst support as described above for thehydrogenation reaction.

The conditions for which to carry out the hydrogenolysis reaction willvary based on the type of starting material and the desired products.One of ordinary skill in the art, with the benefit of this disclosure,will recognize the appropriate conditions to use to carry out thereaction. In general, they hydrogenolysis reaction is conducted attemperatures of 110° C. to 300° C., and preferably at 170° C. to 220°C., and most preferably at 200° C. to 225° C. In some embodiments, thehydrogenolysis reaction is conducted under basic conditions, preferablyat a pH of 8 to 13, and even more preferably at a pH of 10 to 12. Insome embodiments, the hydrogenolysis reaction is conducted at pressuresin a range between 60 KPa and 16500 KPa, and preferably in a rangebetween 1700 KPa and 14000 KPa, and even more preferably between 4800KPa and 11000 KPa.

The hydrogen used in the hydrogenolysis reaction of the currentinvention can include external hydrogen, recycled hydrogen, in situgenerated hydrogen, and any combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the reaction products discussed above may beconverted into higher hydrocarbons through a condensation reaction in acondensation reactor. In such embodiments, condensation of the reactionproducts occurs in the presence of a catalyst capable of forming higherhydrocarbons. While not intending to be limited by theory, it isbelieved that the production of higher hydrocarbons proceeds through astepwise addition reaction including the formation of carbon-carbon, orcarbon-oxygen bond. The resulting reaction products include any numberof compounds containing these moieties, as described in more detailbelow.

In certain embodiments, suitable condensation catalysts include an acidcatalyst, a base catalyst, or an acid/base catalyst. As used herein, theterm “acid/base catalyst” refers to a catalyst that has both an acid anda base functionality. In some embodiments the condensation catalyst caninclude, without limitation, zeolites, carbides, nitrides, zirconia,alumina, silica, aluminosilicates, phosphates, titanium oxides, zincoxides, vanadium oxides, lanthanum oxides, yttrium oxides, scandiumoxides, magnesium oxides, cerium oxides, barium oxides, calcium oxides,hydroxides, heteropolyacids, inorganic acids, acid modified resins, basemodified resins, and any combination thereof. In some embodiments, thecondensation catalyst can also include a modifier. Suitable modifiersinclude La, Y, Sc, P, B, Bi, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and anycombination thereof. In some embodiments, the condensation catalyst canalso include a metal. Suitable metals include Cu, Ag, Au, Pt, Ni, Fe,Co, Ru, Zn, Cd, Ga, In, Rh, Pd, Ir, Re, Mn, Cr, Mo, W, Sn, Os, alloys,and any combination thereof.

In certain embodiments, the catalyst described in the condensationreaction may include a catalyst support as described above for thehydrogenation reaction. In certain embodiments, the condensationcatalyst is self-supporting. As used herein, the term “self-supporting”means that the catalyst does not need another material to serve assupport. In other embodiments, the condensation catalyst in used inconjunction with a separate support suitable for suspending thecatalyst. In an embodiment, the condensation catalyst support is silica.

The conditions under which the condensation reaction occurs will varybased on the type of starting material and the desired products. One ofordinary skill in the art, with the benefit of this disclosure, willrecognize the appropriate conditions to use to carry out the reaction.In some embodiments, the condensation reaction is carried out at atemperature at which the thermodynamics for the proposed reaction arefavorable. The temperature for the condensation reaction will varydepending on the specific starting polyol or alcohol. In someembodiments, the temperature for the condensation reaction is in a rangefrom 80° C. to 500° C., and preferably from 125° C. to 450° C., and mostpreferably from 125° C. to 250° C. In some embodiments, the condensationreaction is conducted at pressures in a range between 0 Kpa to 9000 KPa,and preferably in a range between 0 KPa and 7000 KPa, and even morepreferably between 0 KPa and 5000 KPa.

The higher alkanes formed by the invention include, but are not limitedto, branched or straight chain alkanes that have from 4 to 30 carbonatoms, branched or straight chain alkenes that have from 4 to 30 carbonatoms, cycloalkanes that have from 5 to 30 carbon atoms, cycloalkenesthat have from 5 to 30 carbon atoms, aryls, fused aryls, alcohols, andketones. Suitable alkanes include, but are not limited to, butane,pentane, pentene, 2-methylbutane, hexane, hexene, 2-methylpentane,3-methylpentane, 2,2,-dimethylbutane, 2,3-dimethylbutane, heptane,heptene, octane, octene, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, 2,3-dimethyl hexane,2,3,4-trimethylpentane, 2,3-dimethylpentane, nonane, nonene, decane,decene, undecane, undecene, dodecane, dodecene, tridecane, tridecene,tetradecane, tetradecene, pentadecane, pentadecene, nonyldecane,nonyldecene, eicosane, eicosene, uneicosane, uneicosene, doeicosane,doeicosene, trieicosane, trieicosene, tetraeicosane, tetraeicosene, andisomers thereof. Some of these products may be suitable for use asfuels.

In some embodiments, the cycloalkanes and the cycloalkenes areunsubstituted. In other embodiments, the cycloalkanes and cycloalkenesare mono-substituted. In still other embodiments, the cycloalkanes andcycloalkenes are multi-substituted. In the embodiments comprising thesubstituted cycloalkanes and cycloalkenes, the substituted groupincludes, without limitation, a branched or straight chain alkyl having1 to 12 carbon atoms, a branched or straight chain alkylene having 1 to12 carbon atoms, a phenyl, and any combination thereof. Suitablecycloalkanes and cycloalkenes include, but are not limited to,cyclopentane, cyclopentene, cyclohexane, cyclohexene,methyl-cyclopentane, methyl-cyclopentene, ethyl-cyclopentane,ethyl-cyclopentene, ethyl-cyclohexane, ethyl-cyclohexene, isomers andany combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the aryls formed are unsubstituted. In anotherembodiment, the aryls formed are mono-substituted. In the embodimentscomprising the substituted aryls, the substituted group includes,without limitation, a branched or straight chain alkyl having 1 to 12carbon atoms, a branched or straight chain alkylene having 1 to 12carbon atoms, a phenyl, and any combination thereof. Suitable aryls forthe invention include, but are not limited to, benzene, toluene, xylene,ethyl benzene, para xylene, meta xylene, and any combination thereof.

The alcohols produced in the invention have from 4 to 30 carbon atoms.In some embodiments, the alcohols are cyclic. In other embodiments, thealcohols are branched. In another embodiment, the alcohols are straightchained. Suitable alcohols for the invention include, but are notlimited to, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, heptanol, octanol, nonanol,decanol, undecanol, dodecanol, tridecanol, tetradecanol, pentadecanol,hexadecanol, heptyldecanol, octyldecanol, nonyldecanol, eicosanol,uneicosanol, doeicosanol, trieicosanol, tetraeicosanol, and isomersthereof.

The ketones produced in the invention have from 4 to 30 carbon atoms. Inan embodiment, the ketones are cyclic. In another embodiment, theketones are branched. In another embodiment, the ketones are straightchained. Suitable ketones for the invention include, but are not limitedto, butanone, pentanone, hexanone, heptanone, octanone, nonanone,decanone, undecanone, dodecanone, tridecanone, tetradecanone,pentadecanone, hexadecanone, heptyldecanone, octyldecanone,nonyldecanone, eicosanone, uneicosanone, doeicosanone, trieicosanone,tetraeicosanone, and isomers thereof.

Another such chemical modification is interesterification. Naturallyproduced glycerolipids do not have a uniform distribution of fatty acidconstituents. In the context of oils, interesterification refers to theexchange of acyl radicals between two esters of different glycerolipids.The interesterification process provides a mechanism by which the fattyacid constituents of a mixture of glycerolipids can be rearranged tomodify the distribution pattern. Interesterification is a well-knownchemical process, and generally comprises heating (to about 200° C.) amixture of oils for a period (e.g., 30 minutes) in the presence of acatalyst, such as an alkali metal or alkali metal alkylate (e.g., sodiummethoxide). This process can be used to randomize the distributionpattern of the fatty acid constituents of an oil mixture, or can bedirected to produce a desired distribution pattern. This method ofchemical modification of lipids can be performed on materials providedherein, such as microbial biomass with a percentage of dry cell weightas lipid at least 20%.

Directed interesterification, in which a specific distribution patternof fatty acids is sought, can be performed by maintaining the oilmixture at a temperature below the melting point of some TAGs whichmight occur. This results in selective crystallization of these TAGs,which effectively removes them from the reaction mixture as theycrystallize. The process can be continued until most of the fatty acidsin the oil have precipitated, for example. A directedinteresterification process can be used, for example, to produce aproduct with a lower calorie content via the substitution oflonger-chain fatty acids with shorter-chain counterparts. Directedinteresterification can also be used to produce a product with a mixtureof fats that can provide desired melting characteristics and structuralfeatures sought in food additives or products (e.g., margarine) withoutresorting to hydrogenation, which can produce unwanted trans isomers.

Interesterification of oils produced by the methods described herein canbe performed in conjunction with one or more of the methods and/ormaterials, or to produce products, as reported in the following: U.S.Pat. No. 6,080,853 (Nondigestible fat substitutes); U.S. Pat. No.4,288,378 (Peanut butter stabilizer); U.S. Pat. No. 5,391,383 (Ediblespray oil); U.S. Pat. No. 6,022,577 (Edible fats for food products);U.S. Pat. No. 5,434,278 (Edible fats for food products); U.S. Pat. No.5,268,192 (Low calorie nut products); U.S. Pat. No. 5,258,197 (Reducecalorie edible compositions); U.S. Pat. No. 4,335,156 (Edible fatproduct); U.S. Pat. No. 7,288,278 (Food additives or medicaments); U.S.Pat. No. 7,115,760 (Fractionation process); U.S. Pat. No. 6,808,737(Structural fats); U.S. Pat. No. 5,888,947 (Engine lubricants); U.S.Pat. No. 5,686,131 (Edible oil mixtures); and U.S. Pat. No. 4,603,188(Curable urethane compositions).

In one embodiment in accordance with the invention, transesterificationof the oil, as described above, is followed by reaction of thetransesterified product with polyol, as reported in U.S. Pat. No.6,465,642, to produce polyol fatty acid polyesters. Such anesterification and separation process may comprise the steps as follows:reacting a lower alkyl ester with polyol in the presence of soap;removing residual soap from the product mixture; water-washing anddrying the product mixture to remove impurities; bleaching the productmixture for refinement; separating at least a portion of the unreactedlower alkyl ester from the polyol fatty acid polyester in the productmixture; and recycling the separated unreacted lower alkyl ester.

Transesterification can also be performed on microbial biomass withshort chain fatty acid esters, as reported in U.S. Pat. No. 6,278,006.In general, transesterification may be performed by adding a short chainfatty acid ester to an oil in the presence of a suitable catalyst andheating the mixture. In some embodiments, the oil comprises about 5% toabout 90% of the reaction mixture by weight. In some embodiments, theshort chain fatty acid esters can be about 10% to about 50% of thereaction mixture by weight. Non-limiting examples of catalysts includebase catalysts, sodium methoxide, acid catalysts including inorganicacids such as sulfuric acid and acidified clays, organic acids such asmethane sulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, and toluenesulfonic acid,and acidic resins such as Amberlyst 15. Metals such as sodium andmagnesium, and metal hydrides also are useful catalysts.

Another such chemical modification is hydroxylation, which involves theaddition of water to a double bond resulting in saturation and theincorporation of a hydroxyl moiety. The hydroxylation process provides amechanism for converting one or more fatty acid constituents of aglycerolipid to a hydroxy fatty acid. Hydroxylation can be performed,for example, via the method reported in U.S. Pat. No. 5,576,027.Hydroxylated fatty acids, including castor oil and its derivatives, areuseful as components in several industrial applications, including foodadditives, surfactants, pigment wetting agents, defoaming agents, waterproofing additives, plasticizing agents, cosmetic emulsifying and/ordeodorant agents, as well as in electronics, pharmaceuticals, paints,inks, adhesives, and lubricants. One example of how the hydroxylation ofa glyceride may be performed is as follows: fat may be heated,preferably to about 30-50° C. combined with heptane and maintained attemperature for thirty minutes or more; acetic acid may then be added tothe mixture followed by an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid followed byan aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution which is added in small incrementsto the mixture over one hour; after the aqueous hydrogen peroxide, thetemperature may then be increased to at least about 60° C. and stirredfor at least six hours; after the stirring, the mixture is allowed tosettle and a lower aqueous layer formed by the reaction may be removedwhile the upper heptane layer formed by the reaction may be washed withhot water having a temperature of about 60° C.; the washed heptane layermay then be neutralized with an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution toa pH of about 5 to 7 and then removed by distillation under vacuum; thereaction product may then be dried under vacuum at 100° C. and the driedproduct steam-deodorized under vacuum conditions and filtered at about50° to 60° C. using diatomaceous earth.

Hydroxylation of microbial oils produced by the methods described hereincan be performed in conjunction with one or more of the methods and/ormaterials, or to produce products, as reported in the following: U.S.Pat. No. 6,590,113 (Oil-based coatings and ink); U.S. Pat. No. 4,049,724(Hydroxylation process); U.S. Pat. No. 6,113,971 (Olive oil butter);U.S. Pat. No. 4,992,189 (Lubricants and lube additives); U.S. Pat. No.5,576,027 (Hydroxylated milk); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,869,597 (Cosmetics).

Hydroxylated glycerolipids can be converted to estolides. Estolidesconsist of a glycerolipid in which a hydroxylated fatty acid constituenthas been esterified to another fatty acid molecule. Conversion ofhydroxylated glycerolipids to estolides can be carried out by warming amixture of glycerolipids and fatty acids and contacting the mixture witha mineral acid, as described by Isbell et al., JAOCS 71(2):169-174(1994). Estolides are useful in a variety of applications, includingwithout limitation those reported in the following: U.S. Pat. No.7,196,124 (Elastomeric materials and floor coverings); U.S. Pat. No.5,458,795 (Thickened oils for high-temperature applications); U.S. Pat.No. 5,451,332 (Fluids for industrial applications); U.S. Pat. No.5,427,704 (Fuel additives); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,380,894 (Lubricants,greases, plasticizers, and printing inks).

Another such chemical modification is olefin metathesis. In olefinmetathesis, a catalyst severs the alkylidene carbons in an alkene(olefin) and forms new alkenes by pairing each of them with differentalkylidine carbons. The olefin metathesis reaction provides a mechanismfor processes such as truncating unsaturated fatty acid alkyl chains atalkenes by ethenolysis, cross-linking fatty acids through alkenelinkages by self-metathesis, and incorporating new functional groups onfatty acids by cross-metathesis with derivatized alkenes.

In conjunction with other reactions, such as transesterification andhydrogenation, olefin metathesis can transform unsaturated glycerolipidsinto diverse end products. These products include glycerolipid oligomersfor waxes; short-chain glycerolipids for lubricants; homo- andhetero-bifunctional alkyl chains for chemicals and polymers; short-chainesters for biofuel; and short-chain hydrocarbons for jet fuel. Olefinmetathesis can be performed on triacylglycerols and fatty acidderivatives, for example, using the catalysts and methods reported inU.S. Pat. No. 7,119,216, US Patent Pub. No. 2010/0160506, and U.S.Patent Pub. No. 2010/0145086.

Olefin metathesis of bio-oils generally comprises adding a solution ofRu catalyst at a loading of about 10 to 250 ppm under inert conditionsto unsaturated fatty acid esters in the presence (cross-metathesis) orabsence (self-metathesis) of other alkenes. The reactions are typicallyallowed to proceed from hours to days and ultimately yield adistribution of alkene products. One example of how olefin metathesismay be performed on a fatty acid derivative is as follows: A solution ofthe first generation Grubbs Catalyst(dichloro[2(1-methylethoxy-α-O)phenyl]methylene-α-C](tricyclohexyl-phosphine) in toluene at a catalyst loading of 222 ppmmay be added to a vessel containing degassed and dried methyl oleate.Then the vessel may be pressurized with about 60 psig of ethylene gasand maintained at or below about 30° C. for 3 hours, wherebyapproximately a 50% yield of methyl 9-decenoate may be produced.

Olefin metathesis of oils produced by the methods described herein canbe performed in conjunction with one or more of the methods and/ormaterials, or to produce products, as reported in the following: PatentApp. PCT/US07/081427 (α-olefin fatty acids) and U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 12/281,938 (petroleum creams), Ser. No. 12/281,931 (paintballgun capsules), Ser. No. 12/653,742 (plasticizers and lubricants), Ser.No. 12/422,096 (bifunctional organic compounds), and Ser. No. 11/795,052(candle wax).

Other chemical reactions that can be performed on microbial oils includereacting triacylglycerols with a cyclopropanating agent to enhancefluidity and/or oxidative stability, as reported in U.S. Pat. No.6,051,539; manufacturing of waxes from triacylglycerols, as reported inU.S. Pat. No. 6,770,104; and epoxidation of triacylglycerols, asreported in “The effect of fatty acid composition on the acrylationkinetics of epoxidized triacylglycerols”, Journal of the American OilChemists' Society, 79:1, 59-63, (2001) and Free Radical Biology andMedicine, 37:1, 104-114 (2004).

The generation of oil-bearing microbial biomass for fuel and chemicalproducts as described above results in the production of delipidatedbiomass meal. Delipidated meal is a byproduct of preparing algal oil andis useful as animal feed for farm animals, e.g., ruminants, poultry,swine and aquaculture. The resulting meal, although of reduced oilcontent, still contains high quality proteins, carbohydrates, fiber,ash, residual oil and other nutrients appropriate for an animal feed.Because the cells are predominantly lysed by the oil separation process,the delipidated meal is easily digestible by such animals. Delipidatedmeal can optionally be combined with other ingredients, such as grain,in an animal feed. Because delipidated meal has a powdery consistency,it can be pressed into pellets using an extruder or expander or anothertype of machine, which are commercially available.

The invention, having been described in detail above, is exemplified inthe following examples, which are offered to illustrate, but not tolimit, the claimed invention.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Fatty Acid Analysis by Fatty Acid Methyl EsterDetection

Lipid samples were prepared from dried biomass. 20-40 mg of driedbiomass was resuspended in 2 mL of 5% H₂SO₄ in MeOH, and 200 ul oftoluene containing an appropriate amount of a suitable internal standard(C19:0) was added. The mixture was sonicated briefly to disperse thebiomass, then heated at 70-75° C. for 3.5 hours. 2 mL of heptane wasadded to extract the fatty acid methyl esters, followed by addition of 2mL of 6% K₂CO₃ (aq) to neutralize the acid. The mixture was agitatedvigorously, and a portion of the upper layer was transferred to a vialcontaining Na₂SO₄ (anhydrous) for gas chromatography analysis usingstandard FAME GC/FID (fatty acid methyl ester gas chromatography flameionization detection) methods. Fatty acid profiles reported below weredetermined by this method.

Example 2 Engineering Microorganisms for Fatty Acid and Sn-2 ProfilesIncreased in Lauric Acid Through Exogenous LPAAT Expression

This example describes the use of recombinant polynucleotides thatencode a C. nucifera 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (CnLPAAT) enzyme to engineer a microorganism in which the fatty acidprofile and the sn-2 profile of the transformed microorganism has beenenriched in lauric acid.

A classically mutagenized strain of Prototheca moriformis (UTEX 1435),Strain A, was initially transformed with the plasmid construct pSZ1283according to biolistic transformation methods as described inPCT/US2009/066141, PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463,PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696. pSZ1283, described inPCT/US2011/038463, PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696 herebyincorporated by reference, comprised the coding sequence of the Cupheawrightii FATB2 (CwTE2) thioesterase (SEQ ID NO: 10), 5′ (SEQ ID NO: 1)and 3′ (SEQ ID NO: 2) homologous recombination targeting sequences(flanking the construct) to the 6S genomic region for integration intothe nuclear genome, and a S. cerevisiae suc2 sucrose invertase codingregion (SEQ ID NO: 4), to express the protein sequence given in SEQ IDNO: 3, under the control of C. reinhardtii β-tubulin promoter/5′UTR (SEQID NO: 5) and Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR (SEQ ID NO:6). This S. cerevisiae suc2 expression cassette is listed as SEQ ID NO:7 and served as a selectable marker. The CwTE2 protein coding sequenceto express the protein sequence given in SEQ ID NO: 11, was under thecontrol of the P. moriformis Amt03 promoter/5′UTR (SEQ ID NO: 8) and C.vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′UTR. The protein coding regions of CwTE2and suc2 were codon optimized to reflect the codon bias inherent in P.moriformis UTEX 1435 nuclear genes as described in PCT/US2009/066141,PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463, PCT/US2011/038464, andPCT/US2012/023696.

Upon transformation of pSZ1283 into Strain A, positive clones wereselected on agar plates with sucrose as the sole carbon source. Primarytransformants were then clonally purified and a single transformant,Strain B, was selected for further genetic modification. Thisgenetically engineered strain was transformed with plasmid constructpSZ2046 to interrupt the pLoop genomic locus of Strain B. ConstructpSZ2046 comprised the coding sequence of the C. nucifera1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (Cn LPAAT) enzyme (SEQ IDNO: 12), 5′ (SEQ ID NO: 13) and 3′ (SEQ ID NO: 14) homologousrecombination targeting sequences (flanking the construct) to the pLoopgenomic region for integration into the nuclear genome, and a neomycinresistance protein-coding sequence under the control of C. reinhardtiiβ-tubulin promoter/5′UTR (SEQ ID NO: 5), and Chlorella vulgaris nitratereductase 3′ UTR (SEQ ID NO: 6). This NeoR expression cassette is listedas SEQ ID NO: 15 and served as a selectable marker. The Cn LPAAT proteincoding sequence was under the control of the P. moriformis Amt03promoter/5′UTR (SEQ ID NO: 8) and C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′UTR.The protein coding regions of Cn LPAAT and NeoR were codon optimized toreflect the codon bias inherent in P. moriformis UTEX 1435 nuclear genesas described in PCT/US2009/066141, PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463,PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696. The amino acid sequence of CnLPAAT is provided as SEQ ID NO: 16.

Upon transformation of pSZ2046 into Strain B, thereby generating StrainC, positive clones were selected on agar plates comprising G418(Geneticin). Individual transformants were clonally purified and grownat pH 7.0 under conditions suitable for lipid production as detailed inPCT/US2009/066141, PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463,PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696. Lipid samples were preparedfrom dried biomass from each transformant and fatty acid profiles fromthese samples were analyzed using standard fatty acid methyl ester gaschromatography flame ionization (FAME GC/FID) detection methods asdescribed in Example 1. The fatty acid profiles (expressed as Area % oftotal fatty acids) of P. moriformis UTEX 1435 (U1) grown on glucose as asole carbon source, untransformed Strain B and five pSZ2046 positivetransformants (Strain C, 1-5) are presented in Table 10.

TABLE 10 Effect of LPAAT expression on fatty acid profiles oftransformed Prototheca moriformis (UTEX 1435) comprising a mid-chainpreferring thioesterase. Area % Strain Strain Strain Strain StrainStrain Fatty acid U1 B C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C10:0 0.01 5.53 11.37 11.4710.84 11.13 11.12 C12:0 0.04 31.04 46.63 46.47 45.84 45.80 45.67 C14:01.27 15.99 15.14 15.12 15.20 15.19 15.07 C16:0 27.20 12.49 7.05 7.037.30 7.20 7.19 C18:0 3.85 1.30 0.71 0.72 0.74 0.74 0.74 C18:l 58.7024.39 10.26 10.41 10.95 11.31 11.45 C18:2 7.18 7.79 7.05 6.93 7.30 6.887.01 C10-C12 0.50 36.57 58.00 57.94 56.68 56.93 56.79

As shown in Table 10, the fatty acid profile of Strain B expressingCwTE2 showed increased composition of C10:0, C12:0, and C14:0 fattyacids and a decrease in C16:0, C18:0, and C18:1 fatty acids relative tothe fatty acid profile of the untransformed UTEX 1435 strain. The impactof additional genetic modification on the fatty acid profile of thetransformed strains, namely the expression of CnLPAAT in Strain B, is astill further increase in the composition of C10:0 and C12:0 fattyacids, a still further decrease in C16:0, C18:0, and C18:1 fatty acids,but no significant effect on the C14:0 fatty acid composition. Thesedata indicate that the CnLPAAT shows substrate preference in the contextof a microbial host organism.

The untransformed P. moriformis Strain A is characterized by a fattyacid profile comprising less than 0.5% C12 fatty acids and less than 1%C10-C12 fatty acids. In contrast, the fatty acid profile of Strain Bexpressing a C. wrightii thioesterase comprised 31% C12:0 fatty acids,with C10-C12 fatty acids comprising greater than 36% of the total fattyacids. Further, fatty acid profiles of Strain C, expressing a higherplant thioesterase and a CnLPAAT enzyme, comprised between 45.67% and46.63% C12:0 fatty acids, with C10-C12% fatty acids comprising between71 and 73% of total fatty acids. The result of expressing an exogenousthioesterase was a 62-fold increase in the percentage of C12 fatty acidpresent in the engineered microbe. The result of expressing an exogenousthioesterase and exogenous LPAAT was a 92-fold increase in thepercentage of C12 fatty acids present in the engineered microbe.

The TAG fraction of oil samples extracted from Strains A, B, and C wereanalyzed for the sn-2 profile of their triacylglycerides. The TAGs wereextracted and processed, and analyzed as in Example 1. The fatty acidcomposition and the sn-2 profiles of the TAG fraction of oil extractedfrom Strains A, B, and C (expressed as Area % of total fatty acids) arepresented in Table 11. Values not reported are indicated as “n.r.”

TABLE 11 Effect of LPAAT expression on the fatty acid composition andthe sn-2 profile of TAGs produced from transformed Prototheca moriformis(UTEX 1435) comprising a mid-chain preferring thioesterase. StrainStrain A Strain B Strain C (untransformed) (pSZ1500) (pSZ1500 + pSZ2046)Area % sn-2 sn-2 sn-2 fatty acid FA profile FA profile FA profile C10:0n.r. n.r. 11.9 14.2 12.4 7.1 C12:0 n.r. n.r. 42.4 25 47.9 52.8 C14:0 1.00.6 12 10.4 13.9 9.1 C16:0 23.9 1.6 7.2 1.3 6.1 0.9 C18:0 3.7 0.3 n.rn.r. 0.8 0.3 C18:1 64.3 90.5 18.3 36.6 9.9 17.5 C18:2 4.5 5.8 5.8 10.86.5 10 C18:3 n.r. n.r. n.r. n.r. 1.1 1.6

As shown in Table 11, the fatty acid composition of triglycerides (TAGs)isolated from Strain B expressing CwTE2 was increased for C10:0, C12:0,and C14:0 fatty acids and decrease in C16:0 and C18:1 fatty acidsrelative to the fatty acid profile of TAGs isolated from untransformedStrain A. The impact of additional genetic modification on the fattyacid profile of the transformed strains, namely the expression ofCnLPAAT, was a still further increase in the composition of C10:0 andC12:0 fatty acids, a still further decrease in C16:0, C18:0, and C18:1fatty acids, but no significant effect on the C14:0 fatty acidcomposition. These data indicate that expression of the exogenousCnLPAAT improves the midchain fatty acid profile of transformedmicrobes.

The untransformed P. moriformis Strain A is characterized by an sn-2profile of about 0.6% C14, about 1.6% C16:0, about 0.3% C18:0, about 90%C18:1, and about 5.8% C18:2. In contrast to Strain A, Strain B,expressing a C. wrightii thioesterase is characterized by an sn-2profile that is higher in midchain fatty acids and lower in long chainfatty acids. C12 fatty acids comprised 25% of the sn-2 profile of StrainB. The impact of additional genetic modification on the sn-2 profile ofthe transformed strains, namely the expression of CnLPAAT, was still afurther increase in C12 fatty acids (from 25% to 52.8%), a decrease inC18:1 fatty acids (from 36.6% to 17.5%), and a decrease in C10:0 fattyacids. (The sn-2 profile composition of C14:0 and C16:0 fatty acids wasrelatively similar for Strains B and C.)

These data demonstrate the utility and effectiveness of polynucleotidespermitting exogenous LPAAT expression to alter the fatty acid profile ofengineered microorganisms, and in particular in increasing theconcentration of C10:0 and C12:0 fatty acids in microbial cells. Thesedata further demonstrate the utility and effectiveness ofpolynucleotides permitting exogenous thioesterase and exogenous LPAATexpression to alter the sn-2 profile of TAGs produced by microbialcells, in particular in increasing the C12 composition of sn-2 profilesand decreasing the C18:1 composition of sn-2 profiles.

Example 3 Analysis of Regiospecific Profile

LC/MS TAG distribution analyses were carried out using a Shimadzu Nexeraultra high performance liquid chromatography system that included aSIL-30AC autosampler, two LC-30AD pumps, a DGU-20A5 in-line degasser,and a CTO-20A column oven, coupled to a Shimadzu LCMS 8030 triplequadrupole mass spectrometer equipped with an APCI source. Data wasacquired using a Q3 scan of m/z 350-1050 at a scan speed of 1428 u/secin positive ion mode with the CID gas (argon) pressure set to 230 kPa.The APCI, desolvation line, and heat block temperatures were set to 300,250, and 200° C., respectively, the flow rates of the nebulizing anddrying gases were 3.0 L/min and 5.0 L/min, respectively, and theinterface voltage was 4500 V. Oil samples were dissolved indichloromethane-methanol (1:1) to a concentration of 5 mg/mL, and 0.8 μLof sample was injected onto Shimadzu Shim-pack XR-ODS III (2.2 μm,2.0×200 mm) maintained at 30° C. A linear gradient from 30%dichloromethane-2-propanol (1:1)/acetonitrile to 51%dichloromethane-2-propanol (1:1)/acetonitrile over 27 minutes at 0.48mL/min was used for chromatographic separations.

Example 4 Engineering Microorganisms for Increased Production of ErucicAcid Through Elongase or Beta-Ketoacyl-CoA Synthase Overexpression

In an embodiment of the present invention, a recombinant polynucleotidetransformation vector operable to express an exogenous elongase orbeta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase in an optionally plastidic oleaginous microbeis constructed and employed to transform Prototheca moriformis (UTEX1435) according to the biolistic transformation methods as described inPCT/US2009/066141, PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463,PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696 to obtain a cell increased forproduction of erucic acid. The transformation vector includes a proteincoding region to overexpress an elongase or beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthasesuch as those listed in Table 8, promoter and 3′UTR control sequences toregulate expression of the exogenous gene, 5′ and 3′ homologousrecombination targeting sequences targeting the recombinantpolynucleotides for integration into the P. moriformis (UTEX 1435)nuclear genome, and nucleotides operable to express a selectable marker.The protein-coding sequences of the transformation vector arecodon-optimized for expression in P. moriformis (UTEX 1435) as describedin PCT/US2009/066141, PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463,PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696. Recombinant polynucleotidesencoding promoters, 3′ UTRs, and selectable markers operable forexpression in P. moriformis (UTEX 1435) are disclosed herein and inPCT/US2009/066141, PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463,PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696.

Upon transformation of the transformation vector into P. moriformis(UTEX 1435) or a classically-mutagenized strain of P. moriformis (UTEX1435), positive clones are selected on agar plates. Individualtransformants are clonally purified and cultivated under heterotrophicconditions suitable for lipid production as detailed inPCT/US2009/066141, PCT/US2009/066142, PCT/US2011/038463,PCT/US2011/038464, and PCT/US2012/023696. Lipid samples are preparedfrom dried biomass from each transformant and fatty acid profiles fromthese samples are analyzed using fatty acid methyl ester gaschromatography flame ionization (FAME GC/FID) detection methods asdescribed in Example 1. As a result of these manipulations, the cell mayexhibit an increase in erucic acid of at least 5, 10, 15, or 20 fold.

The transgenic CuPSR23 LPAAT2 strains (D1520A-E) show a significantincrease in the accumulation of C10:0, C12:0, and C14:0 fatty acids witha concomitant decrease in C18:1 and C18:2. The transgenic CuPSR23 LPAAT3strains (D1521A-E) show a significant increase in the accumulation ofC10:0, C12:0, and C14:0 fatty acids with a concomitant decrease inC18:1. The expression of the CuPSR23 LPAAT in these transgenic linesappears to be directly responsible for the increased accumulation ofmid-chain fatty acids in general, and especially laurates. While thetransgenic lines show a shift from longer chain fatty acids (C16:0 andabove) to mid-chain fatty acids, the shift is targeted predominantly toC10:0 and C12:0 fatty acids with a slight effect on C14:0 fatty acids.The data presented also show that co-expression of the LPAAT2 and LPAAT3genes from Cuphea PSR23 and the FATB2 from C. wrightii (expressed in thestrain Strain B) have an additive effect on the accumulation of C12:0fatty acids.

Our results suggest that the LPAAT enzymes from Cuphea PSR23 are activein the algal strains derived from UTEX 1435. These results alsodemonstrate that the enzyme functions in conjunction with theheterologous FatB2 acyl-ACP thioesterase enzyme expressed in Strain B,which is derived from Cuphea wrightii.

The transgenic CuPSR23 LPAATx strains (D1542A-E) show a significantdecrease in the accumulation of C10:0, C12:0, and C14:0 fatty acidsrelative to the parent, Strain B, with a concomitant increase in C16:0,C18:0, C18:1 and C18:2. The expression of the CuPSR23 LPAATx gene inthese transgenic lines appears to be directly responsible for thedecreased accumulation of mid-chain fatty acids (C10-C14) and theincreased accumulation of C16:0 and C18 fatty acids, with the mostpronounced increase observed in palmitates (C16:0). The data presentedalso show that despite the expression of the midchain specific FATB2from C. wrightii (present in Strain B), the expression of CuPSR23 LPAATxappears to favor incorporation of longer chain fatty acids into TAGs.

Our results suggest that the LPAATx enzyme from Cuphea PSR23 is activein the algal strains derived from UTEX 1435. Contrary to Cuphea PSR23LPAAT2 and LPAAT3, which increase mid-chain fatty acid levels, CuPSR23LPAATx leads to increased C16:0 and C18:0 levels. These resultsdemonstrate that the different LPAATs derived from CuPSR23 (LPAAT2,LPAAT3, and LPAATx) exhibit different fatty acid specificities in StrainB as judged by their effects on overall fatty acid levels.

Example 5 Production of Eicosenoic and Erucic Fatty Acids

In this example we demonstrate that expression of heterologous fattyacid elongase (FAE), also known as 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (KCS), genesfrom Cramble abyssinica (CaFAE, Accession No: AY793549), Lunaria annua(LaFAE, ACJ61777), and Cardamine graeca (CgFAE, ACJ61778) leads toproduction of very long chain monounsaturated fatty acids such aseicosenoic (20:1^(Δ11)) and erucic (22:1^(Δ13)) acids in classicallymutagenized derivative of UTEX 1435, Strain Z. On the other hand aputative FAE gene from Tropaeolum majus (TmFAE, ABD77097) and two FAEgenes from Brassica napus (BnFAE1, AAA96054 and BnFAE2, AAT65206), whileresulting in modest increase in eicosenoic (20:1^(Δ11)), produced nodetectable erucic acid in STRAIN Z. Interestingly the unsaturated fattyacid profile obtained with heterologous expression of BnFAE1 in STRAIN Zresulted in noticeable increase in Docosadienoic acid (22:2n6). All thegenes were codon optimized to reflect UTEX 1435 codon usage. Theseresults suggest that CaFAE, LaFAE or CgFAE genes encode condensingenzymes involved in the biosynthesis of very long-chain utilizingmonounsaturated and saturated acyl substrates, with specific capabilityfor improving the eicosenoic and erucic acid content.

Construct Used for the Expression of the Cramble abyssinica Fatty AcidElongase (CaFAE) in P. moriformis (UTEX 1435 Strain Z)—[pSZ3070]:

In this example STRAIN Z strains, transformed with the constructpSZ3070, were generated, which express sucrose invertase (allowing fortheir selection and growth on medium containing sucrose) and C.abyssinica FAE gene. Construct pSZ3070 introduced for expression inSTRAIN Z can be written as6S::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-Cvnr:PmAmt03-CaFAE-Cvnr::6S.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase, bold, andare from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, XbaI, MfeI, BamHI, EcoRI, SpeI, AflII, SacI,BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and 3′ ends of thetransforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences represent genomic DNA fromSTRAIN Z that permit targeted integration at the 6S locus via homologousrecombination. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the C. reinhardtiiβ-tubulin promoter driving the expression of the Saccharomycescerevisiae SUC2 gene (encoding sucrose hydrolyzing activity, therebypermitting the strain to grow on sucrose) is indicated by lowercase,boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA for SUC2 are indicatedby uppercase italics, while the coding region is indicated withlowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase (NR) gene 3′UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by an endogenousAMTS promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxed italicized text. TheInitiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the CaFAE are indicated byuppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the gene is indicated bybold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is againindicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the STRAIN Z 6Sgenomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text. The final constructwas sequenced to ensure correct reading frames and targeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ3070:(SEQ ID NO: 35) gctcttcgccgccgccactcctgctcgagcgcgcccgcgcgtgcgccgccagcgccttggccttttcgccgcgctcgtgcgcgtcgctgatgtccatcaccaggtccatgaggtctgccttgcgccggctgagccactgcttcgtccgggcggccaagaggagcatgagggaggactcctggtccagggtcctgacgtggtcgcggctctgggagcgggccagcatcatctggctctgccgcaccgaggccgcctccaactggtcctccagcagccgcagtcgccgccgaccctggcagaggaagacaggtgaggggggtatgaattgtacagaacaaccacgagccttgtctaggcagaatccctaccagtcatggctttacctggatgacggcctgcgaacagctgtccagcgaccctcgctgccgccgcttctcccgcacgcttctttccagcaccgtgatggcgcgagccagcgccgcacgctggcgctgcgcttcgccgatctgaggacagtcggggaactctgatcagtctaaacccccttgcgcgttagtgttgccatcctttgcagaccggtgagagccgacttgttgtgcgccaccccccacaccacctcctcccagaccaattctgt

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Constructs Used for the Expression of the FAE Genes from Higher Plantsin Strain Z:

In addition to the CaFAE gene (pSZ3070), LaFAE (pSZ3071) from Lunariaannua, CgFAE (pSZ3072) from Cardamine graeca, TmFAE (pSZ3067) Tropaeolummajus and BnFAE1 (pSZ3068) and BnFAE2 (pSZ3069) genes from Brassicanapus have been constructed for expression in STRAIN Z. These constructscan be described as:

pSZ3071—6S::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-Cvnr:PmAmt03-LaFAE-Cvnr::6SpSZ3072—6S::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-Cvnr:PmAmt03-CgFAE-Cvnr::6SpSZ3067—6S::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-Cvnr:PmAmt03-TmFAE-Cvnr::6SpSZ3068—6S::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-Cvnr:PmAmt03-BnFAE1-Cvnr::6SpSZ3069—6S::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-Cvnr:PmAmt03-BnFAE2-Cvnr::6S

All these constructs have the same vector backbone; selectable marker,promoters, and 3′ utr as pSZ3070, differing only in the respective FAEgenes. Relevant restriction sites in these constructs are also the sameas in pSZ3070. The sequences of LaFAE, CgFAE, TmFAE, BnFAE1 and BnFAE2are shown below. Relevant restriction sites as bold text including SpeIand AflII are shown 5′-3′ respectively.

Nucleotide sequence of LaFAE contained in pSZ3071: (SEQ ID NO:36)

Nucleotide sequence of CgFAE contained in pSZ3072: (SEQ ID NO:37)

Nucleotide sequence of TmFAE contained in pSZ3067: (SEQ ID NO:38)

Nucleotide sequence of BnFAE1 contained in pSZ3068: (SEQ ID NO:39)

Nucleotide sequence of BnFAE2 contained in pSZ3069: (SEQ ID NO:40)

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, the above constructscontaining various heterologous FAE genes, driven by the PmAMT3promoter, were transformed independently into STRAIN Z.

Primary transformants were clonally purified and grown underlow-nitrogen lipid production conditions at pH7.0 (all the plasmidsrequire growth at pH 7.0 to allow for maximal FAE gene expression whendriven by the pH regulated PmAMT03 promoter). The resulting profilesfrom a set of representative clones arising from transformations withpSZ3070, pSZ3071, pSZ3072, pSZ3067, pSZ3068 and pSZ3069 into STRAIN Zare shown in Tables 12-17, respectively, below.

All the transgenic STRAIN Z strains expressing heterologous FAE genesshow an increased accumulation of C20:1 and C22:1 fatty acid (see Tables12-17). The increase in eicosenoic (20:1^(Δ11)) and erucic (22:1^(Δ13))acids levels over the wildtype is consistently higher than the wildtypelevels. Additionally, the unsaturated fatty acid profile obtained withheterologous expression of BnFAE1 in STRAIN Z resulted in noticeableincrease in Docosadienoic acid (C22:2n6). Protein alignment ofaforementioned FAE expressed in STRAIN Z is shown in Figure.

TABLE 12 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in STRAIN Z and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ3070 (CaFAE) DNA. SampleID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 C22:2n6 C22:5 STRAIN Z; 51.49 9.130.65 4.35 1.24 0.11 0.00 T588; D1828-20 STRAIN Z; 55.59 7.65 0.50 3.780.85 0.00 0.13 T588; D1828-23 STRAIN Z; 54.70 7.64 0.50 3.44 0.85 0.090.00 T588; D1828-43 STRAIN Z; 52.43 7.89 0.59 2.72 0.73 0.00 0.00 T588;D1828-12 STRAIN Z; 56.02 7.12 0.52 3.04 0.63 0.10 0.11 T588; D1828-19Cntrl 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 0.06 0.05 STRAIN Z pH 7 Cntrl 57.70 7.080.54 0.11 0.00 0.05 0.05 STRAIN Z pH 5

TABLE 13 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in STRAIN Z and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ3071 (LaFAE) DNA. SampleID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:1 C22:2n6 C22:5 STRAIN Z; 54.66 7.040.52 1.82 0.84 0.12 0.09 T588; D1829-36 STRAIN Z; 56.27 6.72 0.51 1.700.72 0.09 0.00 T588; D1829-24 STRAIN Z; 56.65 8.36 0.54 2.04 0.67 0.000.00 T588; D1829-11 STRAIN Z; 55.57 7.71 0.53 0.10 0.66 0.00 0.00 T588;D1829-35 STRAIN Z; 56.03 7.06 0.54 1.54 0.51 0.06 0.08 T588; D1829-42Cntrl 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00 0.06 0.05 STRAIN Z pH 7 Cntrl 57.99 6.620.56 0.19 0.00 0.05 0.05 STRAIN Z pH 5

TABLE 14 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in STRAIN Z and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ3072 (CgFAE) DNA. SampleID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:1 C22:2n6 C22:5 STRAIN Z; 57.74 7.790.52 1.61 0.25 0.11 0.05 T588; D1830-47 STRAIN Z; 58.06 7.39 0.55 1.640.22 0.07 0.06 T588; D1830-16 STRAIN Z; 57.77 6.86 0.51 1.34 0.19 0.090.00 T588; D1830-12 STRAIN Z; 58.45 7.54 0.49 1.65 0.19 0.06 0.00 T588;D1830-37 STRAIN Z; 57.10 7.28 0.56 1.43 0.19 0.07 0.00 T588; D1830-44Cntrl 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00 0.06 0.05 STRAIN Z pH 7 Cntrl 57.99 6.620.56 0.19 0.00 0.05 0.05 STRAIN Z pH 5

TABLE 15 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in Strain AR and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ3070 (TmFAE) DNA. Nodetectable Erucic (22:1) acid peaks were reported for these transgeniclines. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:2n6 C22:5 STRAIN Z; 59.977.44 0.56 0.57 0.00 0.00 T588; D1825-47 STRAIN Z; 58.77 7.16 0.51 0.500.09 0.11 T588; D1825-35 STRAIN Z; 60.40 7.82 0.47 0.44 0.07 0.07 T588;D1825-27 STRAIN Z; 58.07 7.32 0.54 0.41 0.05 0.05 T588; D1825-14 STRAINZ; 58.66 7.74 0.46 0.39 0.08 0.00 T588; D1825-40 Cntrl 57.99 6.62 0.560.19 0.05 0.05 STRAIN Z pH 7 Cntrl 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.06 0.05 STRAINZ pH 5

TABLE 16 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in STRAIN Z and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ3068 (BnFAE1) DNA. Nodetectable Erucic (22:1) acid peaks were reported for these transgeniclines. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:2n6 C22:5 STRAIN Z; 59.827.88 0.55 0.32 0.17 0.10 T588; D1826-30 STRAIN Z; 59.32 8.02 0.58 0.270.18 0.07 T588; D1826-23 STRAIN Z; 59.63 7.49 0.55 0.27 0.19 0.08 T588;D1826-45 STRAIN Z; 59.35 7.78 0.57 0.26 0.23 0.00 T588; D1826-24 STRAINZ; 59.14 7.61 0.57 0.25 0.22 0.05 T588; D1826-34 Cntrl 57.81 7.15 0.590.19 0.04 0.06 STRAIN Z pH 7 Cntrl 58.23 6.70 0.58 0.18 0.05 0.06 STRAINZ pH 5

TABLE 17 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in STRAIN Z and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ3069 (BnFAE2) DNA. Nodetectable Erucic (22:1) acid peaks were reported for these transgeniclines. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:2n6 C22:5 STRAIN Z; 60.598.20 0.57 0.34 0.00 0.07 T588; D1827-6 STRAIN Z; 59.62 6.44 0.52 0.300.07 0.00 T588; D1827-42 STRAIN Z; 59.71 7.99 0.59 0.30 0.06 0.00 T588;D1827-48 STRAIN Z; 60.66 8.21 0.59 0.29 0.04 0.00 T588; D1827-43 STRAINZ; 60.26 7.99 0.57 0.28 0.04 0.00 T588; D1827-3 Cntrl 57.81 7.15 0.590.19 0.04 0.06 STRAIN Z pH 7 Cntrl 58.23 6.70 0.58 0.18 0.05 0.06 STRAINZ pH 5

Example 6 Tag Regiospecificity in UTEX1435 by Expression of Cuphea PSR23LPAAT2 and LPAAT3 Genes

We have demonstrated that the expression of 2 different1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases (LPAATs), the LPAAT2 andLPAAT3 genes from Cuphea PSR23 (CuPSR23) in the UTEX1435 derivativestrain S2014 resulted in elevation of C10:0, C12:0 and C14:0 fatty acidslevels. In this example we provide evidence that Cuphea PSR23 LPAAT2exhibits high specificity towards incorporating C10:0 fatty acids atsn-2 position in TAGs. The Cuphea PSR23 LPAAT3 specifically incorporatesC18:2 fatty acids at sn-2 position in TAGs.

Composition and properties of Prototheca moriformis (UTEX 1435)transgenic strain B, transforming vectors pSZ2299 and pSZ2300 thatexpress CuPSR23 LPAAT2 and LPAAT3 genes, respectively, and theirsequences were described previously.

To determine the impact of Cuphea PSR23 LPAAT genes on the resultingfatty acid profiles we have taken advantage of Strain B whichsynthesizes both mid chain and long chain fatty acids at relatively highlevels. As shown in Table 18, the expression of the LPAAT2 gene (D1520)in Strain B resulted in increased C10-C12:0 levels (up to 12% in thebest strain, D1520.3-7) suggesting that this LPAAT is specific for midchain fatty acids. Alternatively, expression of the LPAAT3 gene resultedin a relatively modest increase, (up to 5% in the best strain,D1521.28-7) indicating it has little or no impact on mid-chain levels.

TABLE 18 Fatty acid profiles of Strain B and representative transgeniclines transformed with pSZ2299 (D1520) and pSZ2300 (D1521) DNA. FattyAcid (area %) Total Strain C8:0 C10:0 C12:0 C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1C18:2 C10-C12 Saturates Strain B 0.09 4.95 29.02 15.59 12.55 1.27 27.937.60 33.97 63.47 D1520.8-6 0.00 6.71 31.15 15.80 13.04 1.42 24.32 6.5637.86 68.12 D1520.13-4 0.00 6.58 30.96 16.14 13.34 1.25 24.32 6.27 37.5468.27 D1520.19-4 0.00 7.53 32.94 16.64 12.63 1.17 21.96 6.11 40.47 70.91D1520.3-7 0.06 9.44 36.26 16.71 11.44 1.28 18.41 5.59 45.70 75.19D1521.13-8 0.00 6.21 33.13 16.70 12.30 1.18 20.84 8.70 39.34 69.52D1521.18-2 0.00 5.87 31.91 16.46 12.60 1.22 22.14 8.59 37.78 68.06D1521.24-8 0.00 5.75 31.47 16.13 12.60 1.42 23.31 8.22 37.22 67.37D1521.28-7 0.00 6.28 32.82 16.33 12.27 1.43 21.98 7.91 39.10 69.13

To determine if expression of the Cuphea PSR23 LPAAT genes affectedregiospecificity of fatty acids at the sn-2 position, we analyzed TAGsfrom representative D1520 and D1521 strains utilizing the porcinepancreatic lipase method. As demonstrated in Table 19, the Cuphea PSR23LPAAT2 gene shows remarkable specificity towards C10:0 fatty acids andappears to incorporate 50% more C10:0 fatty acids into the sn-2position. The Cuphea PSR23 LPAAT3 gene appears to act exclusively onC18:2 fatty acids, resulting in redistribution of C18:2 fatty acids ontosn-2 position. Accordingly, microbial triglyceride oils with sn-2profiles of greater than 15% or 20% C10:0 or C18:2 fatty acids areobtainable by introduction of an exogenous LPAAT gene havingcorresponding specificity.

TABLE 19 TAG and sn-2 fatty acid profiles in oils of parental S2014strain and the progeny strains expressing Cuphea PSR23 LPAAT2 (BJ) andLPAAT3 (BK) genes. Strain Strain Strain BI Strain BK B (D1520.3-7)(D1521.13-8) Analysis TAG sn-2 TAG sn-2 TAG sn-2 Profile Profile ProfileProfile Profile Profile Fatty C8:0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 Acid C10:0 12 14.2 1124.9 6.21 6.3 (area C12:0 42.8 25.1 40.5 24.3 33.13 19.5 %) C14:0 12.110.4 16.3 10 16.7 11.8 C16:0 7.3 1.3 10.2 1.4 12.3 3 C18:0 0.7 0.2 0.90.6 1.18 0.5 C18:1 18.5 36.8 15.4 29.2 20.84 36.3 C18:2 5.8 10.9 4.9 8.78.7 20.9 C18:3a 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.48 1.2 C10- 66.9 49.7 67.8 59.2 56.037.6 C14 C10- 54.8 39.3 51.5 49.2 39.3 25.8 C12

Example 7 A Suite of Regulatable Promoters to Conditionally Control GeneExpression Levels in Oleaginous Cells in Synchrony with Lipid Production

S5204 was generated by knocking out both copies of FATAL in Protothecamoriformis (PmFATA1) while simultaneously overexpressing the endogenousPmKASII gene in a Δfad2 line, S2532. S2532 itself is a FAD2 (also knownas FADc) double knockout strain that was previously generated byinsertion of C. tinctorius ACP thioesterase (Accession No: AAA33019.1)into S1331, under the control of CrTUB2 promoter at the FAD2 locus.S5204 and its parent S2532 have a disrupted endogenous PmFAD2-1 generesulting in no 412 specific desaturase activity manifested as 0% C18:2(linoleic acid) levels in both seed and lipid production stages. Lack ofany C18:2 in S5204 (and its parent S2532) results in growth defectswhich can be partially mitigated by exogenous addition of linoleic acidin the seed stage. For industrial applications of a zero linoleic oilhowever, exogenous addition of linoleic acid entails additional cost. Wehave previously shown that complementation of S5204 (and other Δfad2strains S2530 and S2532) with pH inducible AMT03p driven PmFAD2-1restores C18:2 to wild-type levels at pH 7.0 and also results in rescuedgrowth characteristics during seed stage without any linoleicsupplementation. Additionally when the seed from pH 7.0 growncomplemented lines is subsequently transferred into low-nitrogen lipidproduction flasks with pH adjusted to 5.0 (to control AMT03p driven FAD2protein levels), the resulting final oil profile matches the parentS5204 or S2532 profile with zero linoleic levels but with rescued growthand productivity metrics. Thus in essence with AMT03p driven FAD2-1 wehave developed a pH regulatable strain that potentially could be used togenerate oils with varying linoleic levels depending on the desiredapplication.

Prototheca moriformis undergoes rapid cell division during the first24-30 hrs in fermenters before nitrogen runs out in the media and thecells switch to storing lipids. This initial cell division and growth infermenters is critical for the overall strain productivity and, asreported above, FAD2 protein is crucial for sustaining vigorous growthcharacteristic of a particular strain. However when first generation,single insertion, genetically clean, PmFAD2-1 complemented strains(S4694 and S4695) were run in 7 L fermenters at pH 5.0 (with seed grownat pH 7.0), they did not perform on par with the original parent basestrain (S1331) in terms of productivity. Western data suggested thatAMT03p promoter driving PmFAD2-1 (as measured by FAD2 protein levels) isseverely down regulated between 0-30 hrs in fermenters irrespective offermenter pH (5.0 or 7.0). Work on fermentation conditions (batched vsunbatched/limited initial N, pH shift from 7 to 5 at different timepoints during production phase) suggested that initial batching (andexcess amounts) of nitrogen during early lipid production was the likelycause of AMT03p promoter down regulation in fermenters. Indeed, thisinitial repression in AMT03 can be directly seen in transcripttime-course during fermentation. A significant depression of Amt03expression was observed early in the run, which corresponds directlywith NH4 levels in the fermenter.

When the fermentations were performed with limited N, we were able topartially rescue the AMT03p promoter activity and while per cellproductivity of S4694/S4695 was on par with the parent S1331, theoverall productivity still lagged behind. These results suggest that asuboptimal or inactive AMT03p promoter and thus limitation of FAD2protein in early fermentation stages inhibits any complemented strainsfrom attaining their full growth potential and overall productivity.Here we identify new, improved promoter that allow differential geneactivity during high-nitrogen growth and low-nitrogen lipid productionphases.

In particular, we observed that:

-   -   In trans expression of the fatty acid desaturase-2 gene from        Prototheca moriformis (PmFad2-1) under the control of down        regulated promoter elements identified using a transcriptome        based bioinformatics approach results in functional        complementation of PmFAD2-1 with restored growth in Δfad2,        Δfata1 strain S5204.    -   Complementation of S5204 manifested in a robust growth phenotype        only occurs in seed and early fermentation stages when the new        promoter elements are actively driving the expression of        PmFAD2-1.    -   Once the cells enter the active lipid production phase (around        the time when N runs out in the fermenter), the newly identified        promoters are down regulated resulting in no additional FAD2        protein and the final oil profile of the complemented lines is        same as the parent S5204 albeit with better growth        characteristics.    -   These strains should potentially mitigate the problems that were        encountered with AMT03p driven FAD2 in earlier complemented        strains.    -   Importantly, we have identified down-regulatable promoters of        varying strengths, some of which are relatively strong in the        beginning with low-to-moderate levels provided during the        remainder of the run. Thus depending on phenotype these        promoters can be selected for fine-tuning the desired levels of        transgenes.

Bioinformatics Methods:

RNA was prepared from cells taken from 8 time points during a typicalfermenter run. RNA was polyA-selected for run on an Illumina HiSeq.Illumina paired-end data (100 bp reads×2, ˜600 bp fragment size) wascollected and processed for read quality using FastQC[www.bioinformatics.babraham.ac.uk/projects/fastqc/]. Reads were runthrough a custom read-processing pipeline that de-duplicates,quality-trims, and length-trims reads.

Transcripts were assembled from Illumina paired-end reads usingOases/velvet [Velvet: algorithms for de novo short read assembly usingde Bruijn graphs. D. R. Zerbino and E. Birney. Genome Research18:821-829] and assessed by N50 and other metrics. The transcripts fromall 8 time points were further collapsed using CD-Hit. [Limin Fu,Beifang Niu, Zhengwei Zhu, Sitao Wu and Weizhong Li, CD-HIT: acceleratedfor clustering the next generation sequencing data. Bioinformatics,(2012), 28 (23): 3150-3152. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bts565; Cd-hit:a fast program for clustering and comparing large sets of protein ornucleotide sequences”, Weizhong Li & Adam Godzik Bioinformatics, (2006)22:1658-9].

These transcripts were used as the base (reference assembly) forexpression-level analysis. Reads from the 8 time points were analyzedusing RSEM which provides raw read counts as well as a normalized valueprovided in Transcripts Per Million (TPM). [Li, Bo & Dewey, Colin N.(2011). RSEM: accurate transcript quantification from RNA-Seq data withor without a reference genome, BioMed Central: The Open AccessPublisher. Retrieved at Oct. 10, 2012, from the website temoa: OpenEducational Resources (OER) Portal at www.temoa.info/node/4416141 TheTPM was used to determine expression levels. Genes previously identifiedin screens for strong promoters were also used to gauge which levelsshould be considered as significantly high or low. This data was loadedinto a Postgres database and visualized with Spotfire, along withintegrated data that includes gene function and other characteristicssuch as categorization based on expression profile. This enabled rapidand targeted analysis of genes with significant changes in expression.

The promoters for genes, which we selected, were mapped onto ahigh-quality reference genome for 5376 (our reference Protothecamoriformis strain). Briefly, PacBio long reads (˜2 kb) wereerror-corrected by high-quality PacBio CCS reads (˜600 bp) and assembledusing the Allora assembler in SMRTPipe [pacbiodevnet.com]. Thisreference genome, in conjunction with transcriptome read mapping, wasused to annotate the precise gene structures, promoter and UTRlocations, and promoter elements within the region of interest, whichthen guided further sequencing and promoter element selection.

The criteria used for identifying new promoter elements were:

-   -   1. Reasonable expression (e.g., >500, <100, or <50 transcripts        per million [TPM]) of a downstream gene in seed and early lipid        production stages (T0-T30 hrs)    -   2. Severe down regulation of the gene above (e.g., >5-fold.        10-fold, or 15-fold) when the nitrogen gets depleted in the        fermenters.    -   3. pH neutrality of the promoter elements (e.g., less than a        2-fold change in TPM on going from pH 5.0 top 7.0 in cultivation        conditions), or at least effective operation under pH5        conditions.

Using the above described criteria we identified several potentiallydown regulated promoter elements that were eventually used to drivePmFAD2-1 expression in S5204. A range of promoters was chosen thatincluded some that started as being weak promoters and went down toextremely low levels, through those that started quite high and droppedonly to moderately low levels. This was done because it was unclear apriori how much expression would be needed for FAD2 early on to supportrobust growth, and how little FAD2 would be required during the lipidproduction phase in order to achieve the zero linoleic phenotype.

The promoter elements that were selected for screening and their allelicforms were named after their downstream gene and are as follows:

1. Carbamoyl phosphate synthase (PmCPS1p and PmCPS2p)

2. Dipthine synthase (PmDPS1p and PmDPS2p)

3. Inorganic pyrophosphatase (PmIPP1p)

4. Adenosylhomocysteinase (PmAHC1p and PmAHC2p)

5. Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PmPPI1p and PmPPI2p)

6. GMP Synthetase (PmGMPS1p and PmGMPS2p)

7. Glutamate Synthase (PmGSp)

8. Citrate Synthase (PmCS1p and PmCS2p)

9. Gamma Glutamyl Hydrolase (PmGGH1p)

10. Acetohydroxyacid Isomerase (PmAHI1p and PmAHI2p)

11. Cysteine Endopeptidase (PmCEP1p)

12. Fatty acid desaturase 2 (PmFAD2-1p and PmFad2-2p) [CONTROL]

The transcript profile of two representative genes viz. PmIPP (InorganicPyrophosphatase) and PmAHC, (Adenosylhomocysteinase) start off verystrong (4000-5000 TPM) but once the cells enter active lipid productiontheir levels fall off very quickly. While the transcript levels of PmIPPdrop off to nearly 0 TPM, the levels of PmAHC drop to around 250 TPM andthen stay steady for the rest of the fermentation. All the otherpromoters (based on their downstream gene transcript levels) showedsimilar downward expression profiles.

The elements were PCR amplified and wherever possible promoters fromallelic genes were identified, cloned and named accordingly e.g. thepromoter elements for 2 genes of Carbamoyl phosphate synthase were namedPmCPS1p and PmCPS2p. As a comparator promoter elements from PmFAD2-1 andPmFAD2-2 were also amplified and used to drive PmFAD2-1 gene. While, inthe present example, we used FAD2-1 expression and hence C18:2 levels tointerrogate the newly identified down regulated promoters, in principlethese promoter elements can be used to down regulate any gene ofinterest.

Construct Used for the Expression of the Prototheca moriformis FattyAcid Desaturase 2 (PmFAD2-1) Under the Expression of PmCPS1p in Δfad2Strains S5204—[pSZ3377]:

The Δfad2 Δfata1 S5204 strain was transformed with the constructpSZ3377. The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below.Relevant restriction sites in the construct pSZ3377(6S::PmHXT1p-ScMEL1-CvNR::PmCPS1p-PmFAD2-1-CvNR::6S) are indicated inlowercase, underlined and bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQ 1, KpnI, SpeI,SnaBI, EcoRV, SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQ I, respectively. BspQI sitesdelimit the 5′ and 3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercasesequences represent genomic DNA from UTEX 1435 that permits targetedintegration of the transforming DNA at the 6S locus via homologousrecombination. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the Hexosetransporter (HXT1) gene promoter from UTEX 1435 driving the expressionof the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Melibiase (ScMEL1) gene is indicated bythe boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA for ScMEL1 areindicated by uppercase, bold italics while the coding region isindicated in lowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by an UTEX1435 CPS1p promoter of Prototheca moriformis, indicated by boxed italicstext. The Initiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the PmFAD2-1 areindicated by uppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the gene isindicated by bold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR isagain indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the UTEX 14356S genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text. The final constructwas sequenced to ensure correct reading frames and targeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ3377:(SEQ ID NO: 41) gctcttcggagtcactgtgccactgagttcgactggtagctgaatggagtcgctgctccactaaacgaattgtcagcaccgccagccggccgaggacccgagtcatagcgagggtagtagcgcgccatggcaccgaccagcctgcttgccagtactggcgtctcttccgcttctctgtggtcctctgcgcgctccagcgcgtgcgcttttccggtggatcatgcggtccgtggcgcaccgcagcggccgctgcccatgcagcgccgctgcttccgaacagtggcggtcagggccgcacccgcggtagccgtccgtccggaacccgcccaagagttttgggagcagcttgagccctgcaagatggcggaggacaagcgcatcttcctggaggagcaccggtgcgtggaggtccggggctgaccggccgtcgcattcaacgtaatcaatcgcatgatgatcagaggacacgaagtcttggtggcggtggccagaaacactgtccattgcaagggcatagggatgcgttccttcacctctcatttctcatttctgaatccctccctgctcactctttctcctcctccttc

ggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaat

cggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctcttgttttccagaaggagttgctccttgagcctttcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggttcgaatttaaaagcttggaatgttggttcgtgcgtctggaacaagcccagacttgttgctcactgggaaaaggaccatcagctccaaaaaacttgccgctcaaaccgcgtacctctgctttcgcgcaatctgccctgttgaaatcgccaccacattcatattgtgacgcttgagcagtctgtaattgcctcagaatgtggaatcatctgccccctgtgcgagcccatgccaggcatgtcgcgggcgaggacacccgccactcgtacagcagaccattatgctacctcacaatagttcataacagtgaccatatttctcgaagctccccaacgagcacctccatgctctgagtggccaccccccggccctggtgcttgcggagggcaggtcaaccggcatggggctaccgaaatccccgaccggatcccaccacccccgcgatgggaagaatctctccccgggatgtgggcccaccaccagcacaacctgctggcccaggcgagcgtcaaaccataccacacaaatatccttggcatcggccagaattccttctgccgctctgctacccggtgcttctgtccgaagcaggggttgctagggatcgctccgagtccgcaaacccttgtcgcgtggeggggcttgttcgagctt gaagagc

The recombination between C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR's in theconstruct pSZ3377 results in multiple copies of PmFAD2-1 in transgeniclines which would then manifest most likely as higher C18:2 levels atthe end of fermentation. Since the goal was to create a strain with 0%terminal C18:2, we took precautions to avoid this recombination. Inanother version of the above plasmid ScMEL1 gene was followed byChlorella protothecoides (UTEX 250) elongation factor 1a (CpEF1a) 3′ UTRinstead of C. vulgaris 3′ UTR. The sequence of C. protothecoides (UTEX250) elongation factor 1a (CpEF1a) 3′ UTR used in construct pSZ3384 andother constructs with this 3′ UTR (described below) is shown below.Plasmid pSZ3384 could be written as6S::PmHXT1p-ScMEL1-CpEF1a::PmCPS1p-PmFAD2-1-CvNR::6S.

Nucleotide sequence of Chlorella protothecoides(UTEX 250) elongation factor 1a (CpEF1a) 3′ UTR in pSZ3384:(SEQ ID NO: 42) tacaacttat tacgta acggagcgtcgtgcgggagggagtgtgccgagcggggagtcccggtctgtgcgaggcccggcagctgacgctggcgagccgtacgccccgagggtccccctcccctgcaccctcttccccttccctctgacggccgcgcctgttcttgcatgttcagcgacgag gatatc

The C. protothecoides (UTEX 250) elongation factor 1a 3′ UTR sequence isflanked by restriction sites SnaBI on 5′ and EcoRV on 3′ ends shown inlowercase bold underlined text. Note that the plasmids containing CpEF1a3′ UTR (pSZ3384 and others described below) after ScMEL1 stop codoncontains 10 extra nucleotides before the 5′ SnaBI site. Thesenucleotides are not present in the plasmids that contain C. vulgarisnitrate reductase 3′ UTR after the S. ScMEL1 stop codon.

In addition to plasmids pSZ3377 and pSZ3384 expressing either arecombinative CvNR-Promoter-PmFAD2-1-CvNR or non-recombinativeCpEF1a-Promoter-PmFAD2-1-CvNR expression unit described above, plasmidsusing other promoter elements mentioned above were constructed forexpression in S5204. These constructs along with their transformationidentifiers (D #) can be described as:

Plasmid ID D # Description pSZ3378 D20906SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmCPS2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3385 D20976SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmCPS2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3379 D20916SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmDPS1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3386 D20986SA::pPmHXT1)-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmDPS1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3380 D20926SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmDPS2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3387 D20996SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmDPS2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3480 D22596SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmIPP1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3481 D22606SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmIPP1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3509 D24346SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmAHC1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3516 D22666SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmAHC1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3510 D24356SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmAHC2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3513 D22636SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmPPI1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3689 D24406SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmPPI1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3514 D22646SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmPPI2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3518 D22686SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmPPI2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3515 D22656SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmGMPS1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3519 D22696SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmGMPS1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3520 D22706SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmGMPS2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3684 D24366SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmCS1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3686 D24386SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1A:PmCS1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3685 D24376SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmCS2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3688 D24396SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmGGHp-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3511 D22616SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmAHI2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3517 D22676SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmAHI1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3512 D22626SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmCEP1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3375 D20876SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmFAD2-1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3382 D20946SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmFAD2-1p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3376 D20886SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CvNR:PmFAD2-2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB pSZ3383 D20956SA::pPmHXT1-ScarIMEL1-CpEF1a:PmFAD2-2p-PmFad2-1-CvNR::6SB

The above constructs are the same as pSZ3377 or pSZ3384 except for thepromoter element that drives PmFAD2-1. The sequences of differentpromoter elements used in the above constructs are shown below.

Nucleotide sequence of Carbamoyl phosphate synthase allele 2 promoter containedin plasmid pSZ3378 and pSZ3385 (PmCPS2p promoter sequence):(SEQ ID NO: 43)

Nucleotide sequence of Dipthine synthase allele 1 promoter contained in plasmidpSZ3379 and pSZ3386 (PmDPS1p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 44)

Nucleotide sequence of Dipthine synthase allele 2 promoter contained in plasmidpSZ3380 and pSZ3387 (PmDPS2p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 45)

Nucleotide sequence of Inorganic pyrophosphatase allele 1 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3480 and pSZ3481 (PmIPP1p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 46)

Nucleotide sequence of Adenosylhomocysteinase allele 1 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3509 and pSZ3516 (PmAHC1p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 47)

Nucleotide sequence of Adenosylhomocysteinase allele 2 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3510 (PmAHC2p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 48)

Nucleotide sequence of Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase allele 1 promotercontained in plasmid pSZ3513 and pSZ3689 (PmPPI1p promoter sequence):(SEQ ID NO: 49)

Nucleotide sequence of Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase allele 2 promotercontained in plasmid pSZ3514 and pSZ3518 (PmPPI2p promoter sequence):(SEQ ID NO: 50)

Nucleotide sequence of GMP Synthetase allele 1 promoter contained in plasmidpSZ3515 and pSZ3519 (PmGMPS 1p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 51)

Nucleotide sequence of GMP Synthetase allele 2 promoter contained in plasmidpSZ3520 (PmGMPS2p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 52)

Nucleotide sequence of Citrate synthase allele 1 promoter contained in plasmidpSZ3684 and pSZ3686 (PmCS1p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 53)

Nucleotide sequence of Citrate synthase allele 2 promoter contained in plasmidpSZ3685 (PmCS2p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 54)

Nucleotide sequence of Gamma Glutamyl Hydrolase allele 1 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3688 (PmGGH1p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 55)

Nucleotide sequence of Acetohydroxyacid Isomerase allele 1 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3517 (PmAHI1p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 56)

Nucleotide sequence of Acetohydroxyacid Isomerase allele 2 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3511 (PmAHI2p promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 57)

Nucleotide sequence of Cysteine Endopeptidase allele 1 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3512 (PmCEP1 promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 58)

Nucleotide sequence of Fatty acid desaturase 2 allele 1 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3375 and 3382 (PmFAD2-1 promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 59)

Nucleotide sequence of Fatty acid desaturase 2 allele 2 promoter contained inplasmid pSZ3376 and 3383 (PmFAD2-2 promoter sequence): (SEQ ID NO: 60)

To determine their impact on growth and fatty acid profiles, theabove-described constructs were independently transformed into a Δfad2Δfata1 strain S5204. Primary transformants were clonally purified andgrown under standard lipid production conditions at pH5.0 or at pH7.0.The resulting profiles from a set of representative clones arising fromtransformations are shown in Tables 20-50.

TABLE 20 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2087)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3375 DNA containing PmFAD2-1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 7; S5204; 0.38 4.43 1.78 83.93 7.58 0.81 T665;D2087-22 pH 7; S5204; 0.41 4.92 1.94 83.21 7.55 0.84 T665; D2087-16 pH7; S5204; 0.40 4.82 1.78 83.51 7.52 0.79 T665; D2087-17 pH 7; S5204;1.30 8.06 2.54 79.03 7.30 0.82 T665; D2087-26 pH 7; S5204; 1.13 7.882.45 79.48 7.26 0.79 T665; D2087-29

TABLE 21 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D) andparent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3382 DNA containing PmFAD2-1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 7; S5204; 0.49 5.76 2.95 83.39 5.08 0.84 T672; D2094-5pH 7; S5204; 0.35 5.01 2.41 85.10 5.09 0.64 T672; D2094-25 pH 7; S5204;0.33 5.07 2.30 84.89 5.30 0.69 T672; D2094-13 pH 7; S5204; 0.38 4.331.78 85.63 5.31 0.85 T672; D2094-11 pH 7; S5204; 0.35 5.29 2.32 84.595.34 0.66 T672; D2094-8

TABLE 22 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2088)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3376 DNA containing PmFAD2-2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 7; S5204; 1.11 8.18 2.92 78.13 6.96 0.87 T665;D2088-16 pH 7; S5204; 1.06 7.78 2.95 78.65 6.95 0.84 T665; D2088-20 pH7; S5204; 0.91 7.13 2.87 79.63 6.93 0.78 T665; D2088-29 pH 7; S5204;1.18 8.29 2.98 77.90 6.91 0.88 T665; D2088-6 pH 7; S5204; 1.10 7.98 3.0978.42 6.78 0.81 T665; D2088-18

TABLE 23 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D) andparent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3383 DNA containing PmFAD2-2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 7; S5204; 0.30 5.43 2.45 85.10 4.62 0.68 T673;D2095-47 pH 7; S5204; 0.38 5.16 2.48 84.46 5.41 0.68 T673; D2095-14 pH7; S5204; 0.43 4.60 2.54 84.82 5.47 0.58 T673; D2095-16 pH 7; S5204;0.34 5.41 2.57 84.21 5.49 0.66 T673; D2095-6 pH 7; S5204; 0.42 5.30 2.4983.97 5.57 0.68 T673; D2095-39

TABLE 24 Fatty acid profile in representative complemented (D2089) andparent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3377 DNA containing PmCPS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S5204; 0.35 4.73 2.29 88.94 1.79 0.39T672; D2089-40 pH 7; S5204; 0.51 4.85 2.96 87.55 2.05 0.41 T672; D2089-2pH 7; S5204; 0.56 5.00 3.04 87.24 2.07 0.36 T672; D2089-14 pH 7; S5204;0.38 5.04 2.39 88.02 2.39 0.44 T672; D2089-7 pH 7; S5204; 0.38 5.00 2.3787.93 2.42 0.43 T672; D2089-18

TABLE 25 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2096)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3384 DNA containing PmCPS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S5204; 0.33 4.18 1.10 92.91 0.00 0.00T673; D2096-6 pH 7; S5204; 0.36 4.14 1.33 92.42 0.34 0.12 T673; D2096-12pH 7; S5204; 0.32 4.35 1.64 92.12 0.35 0.14 T673; D2096-14 pH 7; S5204;0.50 6.44 0.95 89.81 0.46 0.32 T673; D2096-8 pH 7; S5204; 0.29 3.93 1.7991.19 1.34 0.37 T673; D2096-1

TABLE 26 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2090)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3378 DNA containing PmCPS2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S5204; 0.33 4.73 1.84 91.24 0.00 0.00T672; D2090-5 pH 7; S5204; 0.42 4.99 2.01 91.06 0.00 0.00 T672; D2090-29pH 7; S5204; 0.43 4.31 1.87 90.44 0.78 0.16 T672; D2090-22 pH 7; S5204;0.32 3.77 2.43 89.72 1.68 0.35 T672; D2090-1 pH 7; S5204; 0.49 5.01 1.9788.48 1.84 0.38 T672; D2090-32

TABLE 27 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2097)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3385 DNA containing PmCPS2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; 0.50 5.73 1.97 87.12 2.61 0.76T680; D2097-1 pH 5; S5204; 0.75 8.20 2.46 85.73 0.89 0.53 T680; D2097-2

TABLE 28 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2091)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3379 DNA containing PmDPS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S5204; 1.42 4.39 2.32 89.87 0.00 0.00T672; D2091-4 pH 7; S5204; 0.27 4.79 2.24 90.94 0.00 0.00 T672; D2091-14pH 7; S5204; 0.30 5.26 2.20 90.73 0.00 0.00 T672; D2091-15 pH 7; S5204;0.31 4.51 1.77 91.65 0.00 0.00 T672; D2091-19 pH 7; S5204; 0.31 5.362.24 90.67 0.00 0.00 T672; D2091-46

TABLE 29 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2098)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3386 DNA containing PmDPS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S5204; 0.34 4.89 1.56 92.08 0.00 0.00T680; D2098-39 pH 7; S5204; 0.30 4.31 1.61 92.34 0.30 0.00 T680; D2098-7pH 7; S5204; 0.33 3.89 1.58 92.65 0.36 0.00 T680; D2098-3 pH 7; S5204;0.32 4.18 1.64 92.34 0.36 0.11 T680; D2098-25 pH 7; S5204; 0.32 4.361.50 92.10 0.37 0.12 T680; D2098-13

TABLE 30 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2092)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3380 DNA containing PmDPS2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S5204; 0.29 5.13 1.59 92.16 0.00 0.00T672; D2092-35 pH 7; S5204; 0.37 4.66 1.75 91.71 0.19 0.05 T672;D2092-29 pH 7; S5204; 0.24 3.47 1.84 93.19 0.43 0.11 T672; D2092-15 pH7; S5204; 0.25 3.50 1.82 93.16 0.44 0.09 T672; D2092-21 pH 7; S5204;0.28 3.18 1.50 93.59 0.52 0.12 T672; D2092-16

TABLE 31 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2099)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3387 DNA containing PmDPS2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S5204; 0.31 4.02 1.46 93.07 0.00 0.00T680; D2099-20 pH 7; S5204; 0.28 4.67 1.50 92.38 0.00 0.00 T680;D2099-24 pH 7; S5204; 0.40 4.07 1.22 93.26 0.00 0.00 T680; D2099-27 pH7; S5204; 0.32 4.59 1.57 92.40 0.00 0.00 T680; D2099-30 pH 7; S5204;0.30 4.56 1.54 92.49 0.00 0.00 T680; D2099-35

TABLE 32 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2259)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3480 DNA containing PmIPP1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; 0.36 5.27 2.19 89.32 1.51 0.51T711; D2259-43 pH 5; S5204; 0.35 4.88 2.17 86.34 4.41 0.70 T711;D2259-22 pH 5; S5204; 0.35 4.82 2.18 86.32 4.45 0.69 T711; D2259-28 pH5; S5204; 0.33 4.90 2.08 86.33 4.49 0.74 T711; D2259-21 pH 5; S5204;0.50 5.97 2.14 84.67 4.49 0.74 T711; D2259-36

TABLE 33 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2260)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3481 DNA containing PmIPP1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.10 0.00 pH 5; S5204 0.395.67 1.36 91.13 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; 0.36 4.96 2.10 89.46 1.55 0.49T711; D2260-32 pH 5; S5204; 0.33 4.83 1.99 89.40 1.63 0.58 T711;D2260-10 pH 5; S5204; 0.34 4.83 2.16 89.39 1.64 0.49 T711; D2260-2 pH 5;S5204; 0.37 4.81 2.11 89.51 1.69 0.26 T711; D2260-30 pH 5; S5204; 0.334.91 2.17 89.73 1.72 0.16 T711; D2260-41

TABLE 34 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2434)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3509 DNA containing PmAHC1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14.0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; 0.33 4.45 1.55 81.55 8.51 1.38 T768;D2434-32 pH 5; S5204; 0.62 7.27 1.58 78.65 9.44 1.49 T768; D2434-27 pH5; S5204; 0.38 5.81 1.79 79.63 10.01 1.18 T768; D2434-4 pH 5; S5204; 0.55.93 1.5 78.7 10.25 1.56 T768; D2434-23 pH 5; S5204; 0.51 6.08 1.6 78.7910.25 1.36 T768; D2434-43

TABLE 35 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2266)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3516 DNA containing PmAHC1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2266-46 0.32 5.41 1.94 91.26 0.110.00 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2266-36 0.36 5.33 1.90 91.17 0.17 0.00 pH 5;S5204; T718; D2266-35 0.37 4.96 2.13 90.82 0.41 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T718;D2266-41 0.38 5.33 2.10 90.31 0.44 0.31 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2266-5 0.365.15 2.23 90.55 0.48 0.31

TABLE 36 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2435)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3510 DNA containing PmAHC2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2435-37 0.35 6.09 1.90 78.52 11.011.18 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2435-3 0.43 5.90 1.97 78.74 10.97 1.20 pH 5;S5204; T768; D2435-20 0.40 6.01 1.89 79.00 10.97 1.14 pH 5; S5204; T768;D2435-13 0.39 6.11 1.89 78.26 10.84 1.24 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2435-340.46 6.02 1.97 79.48 10.46 1.19

TABLE 37 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2263)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3513 DNA containing PmPPI1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2263-13 0.75 9.44 1.98 87.09 0.000.00 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2263-14 0.58 7.72 1.64 89.26 0.00 0.00 pH 5;S5204; T718; D2263-19 0.62 7.92 1.56 89.25 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T718;D2263-26 0.42 7.39 1.70 89.28 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2263-29 0.587.32 1.30 90.07 0.00 0.00

TABLE 38 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2440)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3689 DNA containing PmPPI1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2440-23 0.31 6.24 1.41 90.42 0.170.05 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2440-32 0.23 4.69 1.41 91.72 0.17 0.00 pH 5;S5204; T770; D2440-38 0.30 6.31 1.49 90.21 0.17 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T770;D2440-7 0.30 6.33 1.38 90.29 0.18 0.05 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2440-36 0.296.38 1.36 90.39 0.18 0.05 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2440-8 0.34 5.63 1.1591.15 0.19 0.05

TABLE 39 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2264)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3514 DNA containing PmPPI2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 7; S6207; T718; D2264-1 0.49 6.15 1.61 90.82 0.00 0.00pH 7; S6207; T718; D2264-6 0.38 5.36 1.51 91.58 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S6207;T718; D2264-29 0.45 6.09 1.46 91.10 0.00 0.00 pH 7; S6207; T718; D2264-40.40 5.42 2.28 89.86 0.90 0.00 pH 7; S6207; T718; D2264-7 0.40 5.37 2.0290.18 1.04 0.00

TABLE 40 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2268)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3518 DNA containing PmPPI2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-1 0.39 6.43 1.78 90.49 0.00 0.00pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-2 0.38 6.49 1.74 90.38 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2268-3 0.38 6.56 1.74 90.27 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-40.45 5.73 1.52 91.75 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-5 0.38 6.58 1.8190.79 0.00 0.00

TABLE 41 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2265)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3515 DNA containing PmGMPS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2265-16 0.46 7.02 1.71 90.06 0.000.00 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2265-43 0.00 7.90 1.90 89.27 0.00 0.00 pH 5;S5204; T718; D2265-14 0.46 5.53 1.68 91.28 0.35 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T718;D2265-4 0.39 6.17 1.75 90.44 0.42 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2265-9 0.495.87 1.77 90.51 0.45 0.00

TABLE 42 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2269)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3519 DNA containing PmGMPS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-1 0.38 6.73 1.68 90.24 0.00 0.00pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-3 0.36 6.76 1.71 90.17 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2269-4 0.42 6.57 1.71 90.32 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-50.59 8.81 1.93 87.97 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-6 0.50 7.29 1.7389.29 0.00 0.00

TABLE 43 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2270)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3520 DNA containing PmGMPS2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-1 0.37 6.80 1.74 90.18 0.00 0.00pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-2 0.46 6.76 1.83 89.90 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2270-3 0.41 6.69 1.70 90.22 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-40.43 7.44 1.72 89.31 0.00 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-5 0.44 6.98 1.7889.79 0.00 0.00

TABLE 44 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2436)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3684 DNA containing PmCS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2436-48 7.59 1.57 88.88 0.18 0.000.00 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2436-1 6.37 1.50 85.00 3.97 1.04 0.00 pH 5;S5204; T768; D2436-16 9.40 1.86 81.13 4.11 1.21 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T768;D2436-8 6.07 1.77 84.78 4.26 0.94 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2436-32 5.971.62 85.28 4.50 0.98 0.00

TABLE 45 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2438)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3686 DNA containing PmCS1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2438-7 0.50 5.96 1.69 89.87 1.30 0.00pH 5; S5204; T770; D2438-11 0.41 6.05 1.86 87.88 2.46 0.00 pH 5; S5204;T770; D2438-9 0.41 5.75 1.93 88.35 2.50 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2438-150.45 6.18 1.85 87.86 2.59 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2438-37 0.40 5.921.97 87.80 2.59 0.00

TABLE 46 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2437)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3685 DNA containing PmCSCpdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2437-15 0.00 4.83 1.98 90.43 1.170.53 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2437-35 0.45 6.03 1.81 88.69 1.88 0.31 pH 5;S5204; T768; D2437-17 0.39 4.96 2.00 88.58 3.24 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T768;D2437-26 0.90 9.55 2.07 82.29 3.37 1.24 pH 5; S5204; T768; D2437-8 0.5310.76 1.55 79.62 4.46 1.12

TABLE 47 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2439)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3688 DNA containing PmGGHpdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2439-11 0.31 6.79 1.47 89.97 0.000.00 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2439-22 0.27 4.19 0.94 92.91 0.08 0.00 pH 5;S5204; T770; D2439-12 0.39 6.02 1.26 90.91 0.16 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T770;D2439-34 0.64 6.50 1.10 89.53 0.20 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T770; D2439-32 0.335.25 1.45 89.98 1.08 0.51

TABLE 48 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2261)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3511 DNA containing PmAHI2pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T711; D2261-35 0.45 5.06 2.02 89.35 1.730.63 pH 5; S5204; T711; D2261-8 0.46 5.12 2.19 88.92 2.16 0.19 pH 5;S5204; T711; D2261-43 0.37 5.12 2.15 88.62 2.30 0.45 pH 5; S5204; T711;D2261-2 0.42 5.27 2.14 88.23 2.39 0.30 pH 5; S5204; T711; D2261-24 0.415.14 2.23 88.44 2.39 0.45

TABLE 49 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2267)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3517 DNA containing PmAHI1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2267-3 0.34 4.87 2.11 90.00 1.20 0.39pH 5; S5204; T720; D2267-20 0.37 5.00 2.14 89.50 1.46 0.49 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2267-36 0.34 4.90 2.08 89.75 1.67 0.36 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2267-15 0.37 4.95 2.14 89.77 1.69 0.00 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2267-2 0.354.85 2.12 89.71 1.72 0.32

TABLE 50 Fatty acid profile in some representative complemented (D2262)and parent S5204 lines transformed with pSZ3512 DNA containing PmCEP1pdriving PmFAD2-1. Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 α pH 7;S3150 1.71 29.58 3.13 56.53 6.43 0.68 pH 5; S3150 1.56 27.70 2.98 59.495.95 0.53 pH 7; S5204 0.30 5.59 1.63 90.88 0.1 0 pH 5; S5204 0.39 5.671.36 91.13 0 0 pH 5; S5204; 0.48 5.50 2.08 90.58 0.35 0.00 T711; D2262-3pH 5; S5204; 0.39 5.20 2.17 89.90 1.08 0.37 T711; D2262-33 pH 5; S5204;0.34 5.08 1.93 89.69 1.34 0.37 T711; D2262-24 pH 5; S5204; 0.40 4.892.19 89.88 1.45 0.27 T711; D2262-32 pH 5; S5204; 0.39 4.95 2.75 89.301.47 0.27 T711; D2262-34

Combined baseline expression of endogenous PmFAD2-1 and PmFAD2-2 in wildtype Prototheca strains (like S3150, S1920 or S1331) manifests as 5-7%C18:2. S5204 overexpresses PmKASII which results in the elongation ofC16:0 to C18:0. This increased pool of C18:0 is eventually desaturatedby PmSAD2 resulting in elevated C18:1 levels. Additionally disruption ofthe both copies of PmFAD2 (viz. PmFAD2-1 and PmFAD2-2) in S5204 preventsfurther desaturation of C18:1 into C18:2 and results in a unique higholeic oil (C18:1) with 0% linoleic acid (C18:2). However as mentionedabove any strain with 0% C18:2 grows very poorly and requires exogenousaddition of linoleic acid to sustain growth/productivity.Complementation of a strain like S5204 with inducible PmAMT03p drivenPmFAD2-1 can rescue the growth phenotype while preserving the terminalhigh C18:1 with 0% C18:2 levels. However data suggests that PmAMT03shuts off in the early stages of fermentation thus severely compromisingthe ability of any complemented strain to achieve its full growth andproductivity potential. The goal of this work was to identify promoterelements that would allow the complemented strains to grow efficientlyin early stages of fermentation (T0-T30 hrs; irrespective of excessbatched N in the fermenters) and then effectively shut off once thecells enter active lipid production (when N in the media gets depleted)so that the complemented strains would still finish with very high C18:1and 0% C18:2 levels. As a comparator we also complemented S5204 withPmFAD2-1 being driven by either PmFAd2-1p or PmFAD2-2p promoterelements.

Complementation of S5204 with PmFAD2-1 driven by either PmFAD2-1p orPmFAD2-2p promoter elements results in complete restoration of the C18:2levels using vectors either designed to amplify PmFAD2-1 copy number(e.g. pSZ3375 or pSZ3376) or the ones where PmFAD2-1 copy number isrestricted to one (pSZ3382 or pSZ3383). Copy number of the PmFAD2-1 inthese strains seems to have very marginal effect on the terminal C18:2levels.

On the other hand expression of PmFAD2-1 driven by any of new promoterelements results in marked decrease in terminal C18:2 levels. Therepresentative profiles from various strains expressing new promotersdriving FAD2-1 are shown in Tables 20-50. This reduction in C18:2 levelsis even more pronounced in strains where the copy number of PmFAD2-1 islimited to one. Promoter elements like PmDPS1 (D2091 & D2098), PmDPS2(D2092 & D2099), PmPPI1 (D2263 & D2440), PmPPI2 (D2264 & D2268), PmGMPS1(D2265 & D2269), PmGMPS2 (D2270) resulted in strains with 0% or lessthan 0.5% terminal C18:2 levels in both single or multiple copy PmFAD2-1versions. The rest of the promoters resulted in terminal C18:2 levelsthat ranged between 1-5%. One unexpected result was the data fromPmAHC1p and PmAHC2p driving PmFAD2-1 in D2434 and D2435. Both thesepromoters resulted in very high levels of C18:2 (9-20%) in multiple copyFAD2-1 versions. The levels of terminal C18:2 in single copy version inD2266 was more in line with the transcriptomic data suggesting thatPmAHC promoter activity and the corresponding PmAHC transcription isseverely downregulated when cells are actively producing lipid indepleted nitrogen environment. A quick look at the transcriptomerevealed that the initial transcription of PmAHC is very high (4000-5500TPM) which then suddenly drops down to ˜250 TPM. Thus it is conceivablethat in strains with multiple copies on PmFAD2-1 (D2434 and D2435), themassive amount of PmFAD2-1 protein produced earlier in the fermentationlingers and results in high C18:2 levels. In single copy PmFAD2-1strains this is not the case and thus we do not see elevated C18:2levels in D2266.

In complemented strains with 0% terminal C18:2 levels, the key questionwas whether they were complemented in the first place. In order toascertain that, representative strains along with parent S5204 andpreviously AMT03p driven PmFAD2-1 complemented S2532 (viz S4695) strainswere grown in seed medium in 96 well blocks. The cultures were seeded at0.1 OD units per ml and the OD750 was checked at different time points.Compared to S5204, which grew very poorly, only S4695 and newlycomplemented strains grew to any meaningful OD's at 20 and 44 hrs (Table51) demonstrating that the promoters identified above are active earlyon and switch off once cells enter the active lipid production phase.

TABLE 51 Growth characteristics of Δfad2 Δfata1 strain S5204, S4695 andrepresentative complemented S5204 lines in seed medium sorted by OD750at 44 hrs. Note that in 1 ml 96 well blocks after initial rapid divisionand growth, cells stop growing efficiently because of lack of nutrients,aeration etc. OD750 OD750 OD750 Sample ID C14:0 C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2C18:3 α @20 hrs @44 hrs @68 hrs S5204 0.162 7.914 10.93 S5204 0.2246.854 9.256 S4695 1.456 29.032 32.766 pH 7; S5204; T672; D2091-46 0.315.36 2.24 90.67 0.00 0.00 1.38 33.644 33.226 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-10.39 6.43 1.78 90.49 0.00 0.00 0.75 32.782 31.624 S5204; T720; D2270-470.39 6.69 1.81 90.05 0.00 0.00 1.204 32.752 31.602 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2270-39 0.39 6.87 1.81 89.94 0.00 0.00 1.012 32.552 33.138 pH 7; S5204;T680; D2099-35 0.30 4.56 1.54 92.49 0.00 0.00 0.48 32.088 31.92 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2270-44 0.51 6.85 1.74 90.06 0.00 0.00 1.468 31.802 30.61pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-41 0.00 7.85 1.65 89.18 0.00 0.00 1.576 31.3530.69 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-17 0.46 6.78 1.71 90.24 0.00 0.00 1.7930.732 24.768 pH 7; S5204; T680; D2099-30 0.32 4.59 1.57 92.40 0.00 0.000.59 30.166 34.64 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-40 0.42 6.66 1.86 90.02 0.000.00 0.764 29.62 29 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-23 0.39 6.52 1.72 90.350.00 0.00 1.334 29.604 27.518 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-42 0.61 6.59 1.5390.28 0.00 0.00 2.042 28.986 32.184 pH 7; S5204; T672; D2090-5 0.33 4.731.84 91.24 0.00 0.00 1.326 28.976 35.508 pH 7; S5204; T672; D2091-150.30 5.26 2.20 90.73 0.00 0.00 0.826 28.824 32.848 pH 7; S5204; T680;D2099-20 0.31 4.02 1.46 93.07 0.00 0.00 1.31 28.732 26.61 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2269-19 0.42 6.51 1.61 90.43 0.00 0.00 1.278 28.65 31.362 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2269-29 0.43 7.36 1.72 89.35 0.00 0.00 1.342 28.376 28.66pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-19 0.39 6.81 1.75 90.05 0.00 0.00 2.142 28.37625.934 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-43 0.80 7.64 1.66 88.93 0.00 0.00 1.89628.174 32.376 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-46 0.45 6.75 1.72 90.02 0.00 0.001.644 28.122 30.464 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-3 0.38 6.56 1.74 90.27 0.000.00 0.926 28.114 31.552 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-12 0.00 5.68 1.8491.53 0.00 0.00 1.414 28.106 30.644 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-37 0.547.12 1.75 89.80 0.00 0.00 1.268 28.078 30.014 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2270-31 0.46 6.94 1.74 89.71 0.00 0.00 1.224 28.064 29.344 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2270-48 0.00 7.21 1.87 90.16 0.00 0.00 1.352 28 28.21 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2269-8 0.33 6.67 1.64 90.34 0.00 0.00 0.96 27.912 27.564pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-32 0.44 6.59 1.85 90.11 0.00 0.00 0.78 27.83431.952 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-47 0.42 6.83 1.82 89.85 0.00 0.00 1.1727.76 29.648 pH 7; S5204; T672; D2091-19 0.31 4.51 1.77 91.65 0.00 0.001.568 27.682 25.828 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-38 0.39 6.65 1.83 90.110.00 0.00 1.74 27.606 31.104 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-2 0.38 6.49 1.7490.38 0.00 0.00 0.95 27.564 32.254 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-35 0.38 7.041.68 89.82 0.00 0.00 1.19 27.482 29.186 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-20 0.367.01 1.73 89.86 0.00 0.00 0.966 27.47 28.284 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-130.39 6.76 1.89 89.98 0.00 0.00 0.936 27.39 33.464 pH 7; S5204; T680;D2099-24 0.28 4.67 1.50 92.38 0.00 0.00 0.8 27.28 27.35 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2268-11 0.38 6.56 1.85 90.56 0.00 0.00 1.136 27.254 32.508 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2270-3 0.41 6.69 1.70 90.22 0.00 0.00 0.872 27.214 30.23pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-33 0.39 6.36 1.67 90.59 0.00 0.00 0.956 27.19430.568 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-10 0.45 6.93 1.70 90.16 0.00 0.00 0.61227.126 31.616 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-43 0.36 6.55 1.84 90.25 0.00 0.000.998 27.086 29.618 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-1 0.37 6.80 1.74 90.18 0.000.00 2.428 27.004 31.044 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-4 0.45 5.73 1.52 91.750.00 0.00 0.736 26.948 28.796 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-9 0.38 6.88 1.7490.22 0.00 0.00 2.68 26.944 29.92 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-26 0.41 6.851.68 90.03 0.00 0.00 0.896 26.794 31.31 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-24 0.396.51 1.78 90.33 0.00 0.00 1.51 26.682 27.486 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-180.41 7.04 1.71 89.83 0.00 0.00 1.024 26.58 29.794 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2269-32 0.38 6.81 1.72 90.06 0.00 0.00 1.214 26.48 29.478 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2268-31 0.33 6.68 1.76 90.20 0.00 0.00 0.808 26.432 31.294 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2269-7 0.29 5.33 1.69 91.59 0.00 0.00 1.1 26.41 28.754 pH5; S5204; T720; D2268-6 0.39 6.62 1.70 90.28 0.00 0.00 0.626 26.37230.822 pH 7; S5204; T680; D2099-27 0.40 4.07 1.22 93.26 0.00 0.00 0.93626.116 29.75 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-39 0.48 6.88 1.82 89.67 0.00 0.002.218 26.106 30.8 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-12 0.35 6.39 1.80 90.47 0.000.00 1.18 26.032 28.19 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-42 0.39 6.99 1.67 89.910.00 0.00 2.132 25.924 27.854 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-8 0.56 6.77 1.4990.20 0.00 0.00 0.96 25.702 29.788 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-37 0.44 7.331.71 89.69 0.00 0.00 0.916 25.612 34.034 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-400.00 9.30 1.62 88.12 0.00 0.00 2.072 25.552 29.474 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2270-14 0.43 7.40 1.71 89.73 0.00 0.00 1.916 25.526 27.908 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2269-21 0.40 6.69 1.69 89.99 0.00 0.00 0.826 25.396 29 pH 5;S5204; T718; D2265-16 0.46 7.02 1.71 90.06 0.00 0.00 0.9 25.332 32.018pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-15 0.40 6.90 1.68 90.32 0.00 0.00 1.594 25.3226.794 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-40 0.00 7.00 1.66 90.15 0.00 0.00 1.80425.286 29.468 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-5 0.38 6.58 1.81 90.79 0.00 0.000.678 25.156 33.066 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-18 0.45 6.20 1.45 91.090.00 0.00 2.646 25.126 27.536 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-25 0.44 7.02 1.6989.91 0.00 0.00 0.868 25.018 32.104 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-30 0.456.77 1.78 90.00 0.00 0.00 0.718 24.978 29.868 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2270-25 0.31 6.82 1.68 90.09 0.00 0.00 2.32 24.814 36.024 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2270-21 0.52 7.23 1.70 89.99 0.00 0.00 1.92 24.58 25.398 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2269-38 0.00 7.45 1.50 90.19 0.00 0.00 1.494 24.578 30.178pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-9 0.48 5.94 1.51 90.83 0.00 0.00 0.73 24.34430.83 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-37 0.44 6.35 1.84 90.31 0.00 0.00 0.54824.306 32.848 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-28 0.41 7.12 1.66 89.73 0.00 0.000.808 24.288 31.27 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-5 0.44 6.98 1.78 89.79 0.000.00 2.328 24.14 30.186 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-23 0.44 6.99 1.71 89.430.00 0.00 0.876 24.076 29.494 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-9 0.38 6.84 1.7190.32 0.00 0.00 0.806 24 26.844 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-24 0.55 7.311.71 89.68 0.00 0.00 1.09 23.97 29.642 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-35 0.366.58 1.72 90.38 0.00 0.00 1.554 23.71 28.868 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-150.00 5.69 1.36 91.86 0.00 0.00 1.246 23.584 28.196 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2270-28 0.39 7.15 1.82 89.92 0.00 0.00 1.648 23.486 30.858 pH 7; S5204;T680; D2098-39 0.34 4.89 1.56 92.08 0.00 0.00 1.08 23.46 31.888 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2269-27 0.33 6.87 1.68 89.98 0.00 0.00 1.3 23.262 33.112pH 5; S5204; T718; D2265-43 0.00 7.90 1.90 89.27 0.00 0.00 0.832 23.2330.052 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-30 0.41 7.00 1.68 89.83 0.00 0.00 2.14423.1 30.97 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2268-25 0.00 7.05 1.94 90.20 0.00 0.000.716 23.088 29.922 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-29 0.34 6.81 1.74 90.110.00 0.00 2.542 22.98 31.402 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-45 0.00 7.64 1.5689.90 0.00 0.00 0.806 22.892 29.022 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-27 0.729.32 1.99 87.35 0.00 0.00 2.352 22.81 29.996 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-110.65 6.41 1.69 90.22 0.00 0.00 1.056 22.768 26.056 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2270-36 0.00 5.45 1.59 91.60 0.00 0.00 1.886 22.738 24.69 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2269-22 0.39 7.12 1.72 89.63 0.00 0.00 1.08 22.634 27.532 pH 5;S5204; T718; D2263-30 0.54 7.58 1.57 89.47 0.00 0.00 0.71 22.564 29.996pH 7; S5204; T672; D2091-47 0.32 5.22 2.23 90.45 0.00 0.00 0.938 22.48632.046 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-1 0.38 6.73 1.68 90.24 0.00 0.00 1.15422.48 29.994 pH 7; S5204; T673; D2096-6 0.33 4.18 1.10 92.91 0.00 0.000.91 22.446 28.714 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-33 0.40 6.95 1.76 89.89 0.000.00 2.28 22.408 29.656 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2263-14 0.58 7.72 1.64 89.260.00 0.00 0.306 22.35 32.294 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-34 0.36 6.75 1.7790.10 0.00 0.00 2.398 22.3 28.958 pH 7; S5204; T672; D2090-29 0.42 4.992.01 91.06 0.00 0.00 1.16 22.112 30.376 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-14 0.007.86 1.80 89.57 0.00 0.00 0.574 21.802 31.558 pH 5; S5204; T718;D2263-29 0.58 7.32 1.30 90.07 0.00 0.00 0.418 21.746 30.426 pH 5; S5204;T718; D2263-19 0.62 7.92 1.56 89.25 0.00 0.00 0.574 21.692 29.514 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2269-10 0.39 6.82 1.70 90.05 0.00 0.00 1.104 21.622 25.264pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-4 0.42 6.57 1.71 90.32 0.00 0.00 1.082 21.46629.698 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-4 0.43 7.44 1.72 89.31 0.00 0.00 1.75821.446 32.656 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-34 0.00 6.69 1.78 90.64 0.00 0.000.946 21.438 28.538 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-16 0.39 7.08 1.71 89.700.00 0.00 1.592 21.422 27.72 pH 5; S5204; T718; D2263-26 0.42 7.39 1.7089.28 0.00 0.00 0.514 21.328 29.746 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-3 0.36 6.761.71 90.17 0.00 0.00 0.668 21.242 29.74 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-22 0.356.77 1.67 90.15 0.00 0.00 1.194 21.026 25.084 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2270-26 0.41 6.81 1.82 89.66 0.00 0.00 1.606 20.948 32.142 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2270-10 0.46 6.98 1.80 90.03 0.00 0.00 0.792 20.728 28.264 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2269-16 0.51 6.17 1.50 90.64 0.00 0.00 0.922 20.502 30.132pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-8 0.50 6.95 1.42 90.34 0.00 0.00 2.252 20.48628.34 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-2 0.46 6.76 1.83 89.90 0.00 0.00 0.9720.366 31.758 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-36 0.00 7.43 1.66 89.88 0.00 0.000.754 20.006 29.648 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-31 0.72 9.29 1.86 86.920.00 0.00 2.062 19.002 27.61 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-44 0.00 9.45 1.5888.16 0.00 0.00 1.378 18.576 22.52 pH 7; S5204; T672; D2091-14 0.27 4.792.24 90.94 0.00 0.00 0.93 18.1 30.434 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-32 0.407.14 1.74 89.63 0.00 0.00 1.668 17.966 27.06 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-110.82 9.24 1.93 87.35 0.00 0.00 1.178 15.998 28.196 pH 5; S5204; T720;D2269-48 0.72 9.05 2.14 88.08 0.00 0.00 1.172 14.694 25.384 pH 5; S5204;T720; D2269-17 0.66 9.08 2.12 87.12 0.00 0.00 0.84 14.488 25.886 pH 5;S5204; T720; D2270-20 0.62 8.35 1.97 88.43 0.00 0.00 1.37 14.168 23.794pH 5; S5204; T718; D2263-13 0.75 9.44 1.98 87.09 0.00 0.00 0.64 13.85429.466 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-46 0.43 6.87 1.71 89.81 0.00 0.00 0.64610.452 31.464 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-5 0.59 8.81 1.93 87.97 0.00 0.000.654 9.37 25.786 pH 7; S5204; T672; D2091-4 1.42 4.39 2.32 89.87 0.000.00 0.686 8.182 16.454 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2269-6 0.50 7.29 1.73 89.290.00 0.00 0.79 7.978 21.346 pH 5; S5204; T720; D2270-45 0.00 9.16 1.6588.19 0.00 0.00 0.464 3.448 16.796 Blank 0 0 0

It is comtemplated that these promoters, or variants thereof, discoveredhere can be used to regulate a fatty acid synthesis gene (e.g., any ofthe FATA, FATB, SAD, FAD2, KASI/IV, KASII, LPAAT or KCS genes disclosedherein) or other gene or gene-suppression element expressed in a cellincluding a microalgal cell. Variants can have for example 60, 65, 70,75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99% or greater identity to the sequencesdisclosed here.

Example 8 Combining KASII, FATA and LPAAT Transgenes to Produce an OilHigh in SOS

In Prototheca moriformis, we overexpressed the P. moriformis KASII,knocked out an endogenous SAD2 allele, knocked out the endogenous FATAallele, and overexpressed both a LPAAT from Brassica napus and a FATAgene from Garcinia mangostana (“GarmFAT1”). The resulting strainproduced an oil with over 55% SOS, over 70% Sat-O-Sat, and less than 8%trisaturated TAGs.

A base strain was transformed with a linearized plasmid with flankingregions designed for homologous recombination at the SAD2 site. Theconstruct ablated SAD2 and overexpressed P. moriformis KASII. A ThiCselection marker was used. This strain was further transformed with aconstruct designed to overexpress GarmFATA1 with a P. moriformis SASD1plastid targeting peptide via homologous recombination at the 6Schromosomal site using invertase as a selection marker. The resultingstrain, produced oil with about 62% stearate, 6% palmitate, 5%linoleate, 45% SOS and 20% trisaturates.

The sequence of the transforming DNA from the GarmFATA1 expressionconstruct (pSZ3204) is shown below in SEQ ID NO:61. Relevant restrictionsites are indicated in lowercase, bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI,XbaI, MfeI, BamHI, AvrII, EcoRV, SpeI, AscI, ClaI, AflII, SacI andBspQI. Underlined sequences at the 5′ and 3′ flanks of the constructrepresent genomic DNA from P. moriformis that enable targetedintegration of the transforming DNA via homologous recombination at the6S locus. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the CrTUB2 promoterdriving the expression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae SUC2 (ScSUC2) gene,enabling strains to utilize exogenous sucrose, is indicated bylowercase, boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA of ScSUC2are indicated by uppercase italics, while the coding region isrepresented by lowercase italics. The 3′ UTR of the CvNR gene isindicated by small capitals. A spacer region is represented by lowercasetext. The P. moriformis SAD2-2 (PmSAD2-2) promoter driving theexpression of the chimeric CpSAD1tp_GarmFATA1_FLAG gene is indicated bylowercase, boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA areindicated by uppercase italics; the sequence encoding CpSAD1tp isrepresented by lowercase, underlined italics; the sequence encoding theGarmFATA1 mature polypeptide is indicated by lowercase italics; and the3× FLAG epitope tag is represented by uppercase, bold italics. A secondCvNR 3′ UTR is indicated by small capitals.

Nucleotide sequence of the transforming DNA from pSZ3204: (SEQ ID NO:61)gctcttc GCCGCCGCCACTCCTGCTCGAGCGCGCCCGCGCGTGCGCCGCCAGCGCCTTGGCCTTTTCGCCGCGCTCGTGCGCGTCGCTGATGTCCATCACCAGGTCCATGAGGTCTGCCTTGCGCCGGCTGAGCCACTGCTTCGTCCGGGCGGCCAAGAGGAGCATGAGGGAGGACTCCTGGTCCAGGGTCCTGACGTGGTCGCGGCTCTGGGAGCGGGCCAGCATCATCTGGCTCTGCCGCACCGAGGCCGCCTCCAACTGGTCCTCCAGCAGCCGCAGTCGCCGCCGACCCTGGCAGAGGAAGACAGGTGAGGGGGGTATGAATTGTACAGAACAACCACGAGCCTTGTCTAGGCAGAATCCCTACCAGTCATGGCTTTACCTGGATGACGGCCTGCGAACAGCTGTCCAGCGACCCTCGCTGCCGCCGCTTCTCCCGCACGCTTCTTTCCAGCACCGTGATGGCGCGAGCCAGCGCCGCACGCTGGCGCTGCGCTTCGCCGATCTGAGGACAGTCGGGGAACTCTGATCAGTCTAAACCCCCTTGCGCGTTAGTGTTGCCATCCTTTGCAGACCGGTGAGAGCCGACTTGTTGTGCGCCACCCCCCACACCACCTCCTCCCAGACCAATTCTGTCACCTTTTTGGCGAAGGCATCGGCCTCGGCC

gcttcgccgccaagatcagcgcctccatgacgaacgagacgtccgaccgccccctggtgcacttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgcccttgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccttctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggcttcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctccttcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagccgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagcccttcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccgggacgccctgggctccgtgaacatgacgacgggggtggacaacctgttctacatcgacaagttccaggtgcgcgaggtcaagTGAcaattgGCAGCAGCAGCTCGGATAGTATCGACACACTCTGGACGCTGGTCGTGTGATGGACTGTTGCCGCCACACTTGCTGCCTTGACCTGTGAATATCCCTGCCGCTTTTATCAAACAGCCTCAGTGTGTTTGATCTTGTGTGTACGCGCTTTTGCGAGTTGCTAGCTGCTTGTGCTATTTGCGAATACCACCCCCAGCATCCCCTTCCCTCGTTTCATATCGCTTGCATCCCAACCGCAACTTATCTACGCTGTCCTGCTATCCCTCAGCGCTGCTCCTGCTCCTGCTCACTGCCCCTCGCACAGCCTTGGTTTGGGCTCCGCCTGTATTCTCCTGGTACTGCAACCTGTAAACCAGCACTGCAATGCTGATGCACGGGAAGTAGTGGGATGGGAACACAAATGGAggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgat

actagt ATG g ccacc g catccactttctc gg c g ttcaat g ccc g ct g c gg c gacct g c g tc g ct cggcggg ctcc ggg cccc gg cgcccagcgaggcccctccccgt gcgcg ggcgcgcc atccccccccgcatcatcgtggtgtcctcctcctcctccaaggtgaaccccctgaagaccgaggccgtggtgtcctccggcctggccgaccgcctgcgcctgggctccctgaccgaggacggcctgtcctacaaggagaagttcatcgtgcgctgctacgaggtgggcatcaacaagaccgccaccgtggagaccatcgccaacctgctgcaggaggtgggctgcaaccacgcccagtccgtgggctactccaccggcggcttctccaccacccccaccatgcgcaagctgcgcctgatctgggtgaccgcccgcatgcacatcgagatctacaagtaccccgcctggtccgacgtggtggagatcgagtcctggggccagggcgagggcaagatcggcacccgccgcgactggatcctgcgcgactacgccaccggccaggtgatcggccgcgccacctccaagtgggtgatgatgaaccaggacacccgccgcctgcagaaggtggacgtggacgtgcgcgacgagtacctggtgcactgcccccgcgagctgcgcctggccttccccgaggagaacaactcctccctgaagaagatctccaagctggaggacccctcccagtactccaagctgggcctggtgccccgccgcgccgacctggacatgaaccagcacgtgaacaacgtgacctacatcggctgggtgctggagtccatgccccaggagatcatcgacacccacgagctgcagaccatcaccctggactaccgccgcgagtgccagcacgacgacgtggtggactccctgacctcccccgagccctccgaggacgccgaggccgtgttcaaccacaacggcaccaacggctccgccaacgtgtccgccaacgaccacggctgccgcaacttcctgcacctgctgcgcctgtccggcaacggcctggagatcaaccgcggccgcaccgagtggcgcaagaagcccacccgc ATGGACTACAAGGACCACGACGGCGACTACAAGGACCACGACATCGACTACAAGGACGACGACGACAAG TGAatcgatagatctcttaagGCAGCAGCAGCTCGGATAGTATCGACACACTCTGGACGCTGGTCGTGTGATGGACTGTTGCCGCCACACTTGCTGCCTTGACCTGTGAATATCCCTGCCGCTTTTATCAAACAGCCTCAGTGTGTTTGATCTTGTGTGTACGCGCTTTTGCGAGTTGCTAGCTGCTTGTGCTATTTGCGAATACCACCCCCAGCATCCCCTTCCCTCGTTTCATATCGCTTGCATCCCAACCGCAACTTATCTACGCTGTCCTGCTATCCCTCAGCGCTGCTCCTGCTCCTGCTCACTGCCCCTCGCACAGCCTTGGTTTGGGCTCCGCCTGTATTCTCCTGGTACTGCAACCTGTAAACCAGCACTGCAATGCTGATGCACGGGAAGTAGTGGGATGGGAACACAAATGGAaagcttaattaagagctcTTGTTTTCCAGAAGGAGTTGCTCCTTGAGCCTTTCATTCTCAGCCTCGATAACCTCCAAAGCCGCTCTAATTGTGGAGGGGGTTCGAATTTAAAAGCTTGGAATGTTGGTTCGTGCGTCTGGAACAAGCCCAGACTTGTTGCTCACTGGGAAAAGGACCATCAGCTCCAAAAAACTTGCCGCTCAAACCGCGTACCTCTGCTTTCGCGCAATCTGCCCTGTTGAAATCGCCACCACATTCATATTGTGACGCTTGAGCAGTCTGTAATTGCCTCAGAATGTGGAATCATCTGCCCCCTGTGCGAGCCCATGCCAGGCATGTCGCGGGCGAGGACACCCGCCACTCGTACAGCAGACCATTATGCTACCTCACAATAGTTCATAACAGTGACCATATTTCTCGAAGCTCCCCAACGAGCACCTCCATGCTCTGAGTGGCCACCCCCCGGCCCTGGTGCTTGCGGAGGGCAGGTCAACCGGCATGGGGCTACCGAAATCCCCGACCGGATCCCACCACCCCCGCGATGGGAAGAATCTCTCCCCGGGATGTGGGCCCACCACCAGCACAACCTGCTGGCCCAGGCGAGCGTCAAACCATACCACACAAATATCCTTGGCATCGGCCCTGAATTCCTTCTGCCGCTCTGCTACCCGGTGCTTCTGTCCGAAGCAGGGGTTGCTAGGGATCGCTCCGAGTCCGCAAACCCTTGTCGCGTGGCGGGGCTTGTTCGAGCTT gaagagc

The resulting strain was further transformed with a construct designedto recombine at (and thereby disrupt) the endogenous FATA and alsoexpress the LPAAT from B. napus under control of the UAPA1 promoter andusing alpha galactosidase as a selectable marker with selection onmelbiose. The resulting strain showed increased production of SOS (about57-60%) and Sat-O-Sat (about 70-76%) and lower amounts of trisaturates(4.8 to 7.6%).

Strains were generated in the high-C18:0 56573 background in which wemaximized SOS production and minimized the formation of trisaturatedTAGs by targeting both the Brassica napus LPAT2(Bn1.13) gene and thePmFAD2hpA RNAi construct to the FATA-1 locus. The sequence of thetransforming DNA from the PmFAD2hpA expression construct pSZ4164 isshown below in SEQ ID NO:62. Relevant restriction sites are indicated inlowercase, bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, BamHI,NdeI, NsiI, AflII, EcoRI, SpeI, BsiWI, XhoI, SacI and BspQI. Underlinedsequences at the 5′ and 3′ flanks of the construct represent genomic DNAfrom P. moriformis that enable targeted integration of the transformingDNA via homologous recombination at the FATA-1 locus. Proceeding in the5′ to 3′ direction, the PmHXT1 promoter driving the expression ofSaccharomyces carlbergensis MEL1 (ScarMEL1) gene, enabling strains toutilize exogenous melibiose, is indicated by lowercase, boxed text. Theinitiator ATG and terminator TGA of ScarMEL1 are indicated by uppercaseitalics, while the coding region is represented by lowercase italics.The 3′ UTR of the P. moriformis PGK gene is indicated by small capitals.A spacer region is represented by lowercase text. The P. moriformisUAPA1 promoter driving the expression of the BnLPAT2(Bn1.13) gene isindicated by lowercase, boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGAare indicated by uppercase italics; the sequence encodingBnLPAT2(Bn1.13) is represented by lowercase, underlined italics. The 3′UTR of the CvNR gene is indicated by small capitals. A second spacerregion is represented by lowercase text. The C. reinhardtii CrTUB2promoter driving the expression of the PmFAD2hpA hairpin sequence isindicated by lowercase, boxed text. The FAD2 exon 1 sequence in theforward orientation is indicated with lowercase italics; the FAD2 intron1 sequence is represented with lowercase, bold italics; a short linkerregion is indicated with lowercase text, and the FAD2 exon 1 sequence inthe reverse orientation is indicated with lowercase, underlined italics.A second CvNR 3′ UTR is indicated by small capitals.

Nucleotide sequence of the transforming DNA from pSZ4164: (SEQ ID NO:62)gctcttcCCAACTCAGATAATACCAATACCCCTCCTTCTCCTCCTCATCCATTCAGTACCCCCCCCCTTCTCTTCCCAAAGCAGCAAGCGCGTGGCTTACAGAAGAACAATCGGCTTCCGCCAAAGTCGCCGAGCACTGCCCGACGGCGGCGCGCCCAGCAGCCCGCTTGGCCACACAGGCAACGAATACATTCAATAGGGGGCCTCGCAGAATGGAAGGAGCGGTAAAGGGTACAGGAGCACTGCGCACAAGGGGCCTGTGCAGGAGTGACTGACTGGGCGGGCAGACGGCGCACCGCGGGCGCAGGCAAGCAGGGAAGATTGAAGCGGCAGGGAGGAGGATGCTGATTGAGGGGGGCATCGCAGTCTCTCTTGGACCCGGGATAAGGAAGCAAATATTCGGCCGGTTGGGTTGTGTGTGTGCACGTTTTCTTCTTCAGAGTCGTGGGTGTGCTTCCAGGGAGGATATAAGCAGCAGGATCGAATCCCGCGACCAGCGTTTCCCCATCCAGCCAACCACCCTGTC ggtac

gtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacggcatcgcgttctaccgcctgcgcccctcctccTGAacaacttattacgtaTTCTGACCGGCGCTGATGTGGCGCGGACGCCGTCGTACTCTTTCAGACTTTACTCTTGAGGAATTGAACCTTTCTCGCTTGCTGGCATGTAAACATTGGCGCAATTAATTGTGTGATGAAGAAAGGGTGGCACAAGATGGATCGCGAATGTACGAGATCGACAACGATGGTGATTGTTATGAGGGGCCAAACCTGGCTCAATCTTGTCGCATGTCCGGCGCAATGTGATCCAGCGGCGTGACTCTCGCAACCTGGTAGTGTGTGCGCACCGGGTCGCTTTGATTAAAACTGATCGCATTGCCATCCCGTCAACTCACAAGCCTACTCTAGCTCCCATTGCGCACTCGGGCGCCCGGCTCGATCAATGTTCTGAGCGGAGGGCGAAGCGTCAGGAAATCGTCTCGGCAGCTGGAAGCGCATGGAATGCGGAGCGGAGATCGAATCAggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttg

ctgctgcaggccatctgctacgtgctgatccgccccctgtccaagaacacctaccgcaagatcaaccgcgtggtggccgagaccctgtggctggagctggtgtggatcgtggactggtgggccggcgtgaagatccaggtgttcgccgacaacgagaccttcaaccgcatgggcaaggagcacgccctggtggtgtgcaaccaccgctccgacatcgactggctggtgggctggatcctggcccagcgctccggctgcctgggctccgccctggccgtgatgaagaagtcctccaagttcctgcccgtgatcggctggtccatgtggttctccgagtacctgacctggagcgcaactgggccaaggacgagtccaccctgaagtccggcctgcagcgcctgaacgacttcccccgccccttctggctggccctgttcgtggagggcacccgcttcaccgaggccaagctgaaggccgcccaggagtacgccgcctcctccgagctgcccgtgccccgcaacgtgctgatcccccgcaccaagggcttcgtgtccgccgtgtccaacatgcgctccttcgtgcccgccatctacgacatgaccgtggccatccccaagacctcccccccccccaccatgctgcgcctgttcaagggccagccctccgtggtgcacgtgcacatcaagtgccactccatgaaggacctgcccgagtccgacgacgccatcgcccagtggtgccgcgaccagttcgtggccaaggacgccctgctggacaagcacatcgccgccgacaccttccccggccagcaggagcagaacatcggccgccccatcaagtccctggccgtggtgctgtcctggtcctgcctgctgatcctgggcgccatgaagttcctgcactggtccaacctgactcctcctggaagggcatcgccactccgccctgggcctgggcatcatcaccctgtgcatgcagatcctgatccgctcctcccagtccgagcgctccacccccgccaaggtggtgcccgccaagcccaaggacaaccacaacgactccggctcctcctcccagaccgaggtggagaagcagaagTGAatgcatGCAGCAGCAGCTCGGATAGTATCGACACACTCTGGACGCTGGTCGTGTGATGGACTGTTGCCGCCACACTTGCTGCCTTGACCTGTGAATATCCCTGCCGCTTTTATCAAACAGCCTCAGTGTGTTTGATCTTGTGTGTACGCGCTTTTGCGAGTTGCTAG CTG CTTGTGCTATTTGCGAATACCACCCCCAGCATCCCCTTCCCTCGTTTCATATCGCTTGCATCCCAACCGCAACTTATCTACGCTGTCCTGCTATCCCTCAGCGCTGCTCCTGCTCCTGCTCACTGCCCCTCGCACAGCCTTGGTTTGGGCTCCGCCTGTATTCTCCTGGTACTGCAACCTGTAAACCAGCACTGCAATGCTGATGCACGGGAAGTAGTGGGATGGGAACACAAATGGActtaaggatctaagtaagattcgaagcgctcgaccgtgccggacggactgcagccccatgtcgtagtgaccgccaatgtaagtgggctggcgtttccctgtacgtgagtcaacgtcactgcacgcgcaccaccctctcgaccggcaggaccaggcatcgcgagatacagcgcgagccagacacggagtgccgagctatgcgcacgctccaactagatatcatgtggatgatgagcatgaatt

gtggagaagcctccgttcacgatcgggacgctgcgcaaggccatccccgcgcactgtacgagcgctcggcgcttcgtagcagcatgtacctggcctttgacatcgcggtcatgtccctgctctacgtcgcgtcgacgtacatcgaccctgcaccggtgcctacgtggg

agtagagcagccacatgatqccgtacttgacccacgtaggcaccgatqcaggatcgatatacgtcgacgcgacgtagagcaggg acat g acc gcg at g tcaaa gg cca gg tacat g ct g ctac g aa g c g ccg a g c g ctc g aaaca g t g c g c gggg at gg ccttgcgcagcgtcccgatcgtgaacggaggcttctccacaggctgcctgttcgtcttgatagccatctcgagGCAGCAGCAGCTCGGATAGTATCGACACACTCTGGACGCTGGTCGTGTGATGGACTGTTGCCGCCACACTTGCTGCCTTGACCTGTGAATATCCCTGCCGCTTTTATCAAACAGCCTCAGTGTGTTTGATCTTGTGTGTACGCGCTTTTGCGAGTTGCTAGCTGCTTGTGCTATTTGCGAATACCACCCCCAGCATCCCCTTCCCTCGTTTCATATCGCTTGCATCCCAACCGCAACTTATCTACGCTGTCCTGCTATCCCTCAGCGCTGCTCCTGCTCCTGCTCACTGCCCCTCGCACAGCCTTGGTTTGGGCTCCGCCTGTATTCTCCTGGTACTGCAACCTGTAAACCAGCACTGCAATGCTGATGCACGGGAAGTAGTGGGATGGGAACACAAATGGAAAGCTGTAgagctcttgttttccagaaggagttgctccttgagcctttcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggttcgaaCCGAATGCTGCGTGAACGGGAAGGAGGAGGAGAAAGAGTGAGCAGGGAGGGATTCAGAAATGAGAAATGAGAGGTGAAGGAACGCATCCCTATGCCCTTGCAATGGACAGTGTTTCTGGCCACCGCCACCAAGACTTCGTGTCCTCTGATCATCATGCGATTGATTACGTTGAATGCGACGGCCGGTCAGCCCCGGACCTCCACGCACCGGTGCTCCTCCAGGAAGATGCGCTTGTCCTCCGCCATCTTGCAGGGCTCAAGCTGCTCCCAAAACTCTTGGGCGGGTTCCGGACGGACGGCTACCGCGGGTGCGGCCCTGACCGCCACTGTTCGGAAGCAGCGGCGCTGCATGGGCAGCGGCCGCTGCGGTGCGCCACGGACCGCATGATCCACCGGAAAAGCGCACGCGCTGGAGCGCGCAGAGGACCACAGAGAAGCGGAAGAGACGCCAGTACTGGCAAGCAGGCTGGTCGGTGCCATGGCGCGCTACTACCCTCGCTATGACTCGGGTCCTCGGCCGGCTGGCGGTGCTGACAATTCGTTTAGTGGAGCAGCGACTCCATTCAGCTACCAGTCGAACTCAGTGGCACAGTGACTccgctcttc

Example 9 Algal Oil with “Zero” Saturated Fat Per Serving

In this example, we demonstrate that triacylglycerols in Protothecamoriformis (derived from UTEX 1435) can be significantly reduced inlevels of saturated fatty acids, utilizing both molecular genetics andclassical mutagenesis approaches. As described below, strain S8188produces oil with less than or about 3% total saturated fatty acids inmultiple fermentation runs. Strain 8188 expresses exogenous genes thatproduce the mature KASII and SAD proteins of SEQ ID NOS: 64 and 65,respectively with an insertion that disrupts the expression of anendogenous FATA allele.

Summary of Strain S8188 Generation.

The strain S8188 was created by two successive transformations. The higholeic base strain S7505 was first transformed with pSZ3870 (FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmSAD2-2-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR::FATA1 5′), aconstruct that disrupts a single copy of the FATA1 allele whilesimultaneously overexpressing the P. moriformis KASII. The resultinghigh-oleic, lower-palmitic strain S7740 produces 1.4% palmitate with7.3% total saturates in fermentation runs (Table 52).

Specifically, S7505 and S5100 are cerulenen resistant isolates of StrainS3150 with low C16:0 titer and high C18:1 titer made according to themethods disclosed in co-owned application 62/141,167 filed on 31 Mar.2015.

S7740 was subsequently transformed with pSZ4768 (FAD2-15′::PmHXT1V2-ScarMEL1-PmPGK:PmSAD2-2p-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR:PmACP1-PmSAD2-1-CvNR::FAD2-13′), introducing another copy of PmKASII and simultaneouslyoverexpressing PmSAD2-1 gene targeting the FAD2 (delta-12 fatty aciddesaturase) locus, to yield strain S8188. Strain S8188 produces 1.7%C16:0 and 0.5% C18:0, and total saturated fatty acids levels around 3%(Table 52). Note that disrupting FAD2 elevates the levels of oleic acidrelative to polyunsaturates, but this disruption may not be needed toachieve low levels of unsaturates.

TABLE 52 Comparison of fatty acid profiles between strains S7505, S7740and S8188 in high cell-density fermentation experiment. Strain S7740produces lower C16:0; while S8188 produces lower C16:0 and C18:0,therefore lower in total saturated fatty acids. Fatty Acids Area %Strains C16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 Total saturates % S7505 12.5 5.6 75.54.8 18.9 S7740 1.4 4.9 85.2 5.1 7.3 S8188 1.7 0.5 91.8 3.8 3.0

Optimization of PmKASII Expression to Generate a Lower Palmitic Strain.

The major saturated fatty acids in P. moriformis UTEX 1435 straininclude C16:0 and C18:0. In an effort to minimize C16:0 fatty acidlevels, we investigated if optimizing PmKASII gene expression mightresult in further reductions in palmitate, thereby reducing totalsaturated fatty acids levels. A total of 14 putative strong, endogenouspromoters were utilized to drive the expression of PmKASII gene (Table53). These promoters were individually cloned upstream of the PmKASIIgene as part of a cassette which simultaneously knocks out a singleallele of FATA.

TABLE 53 Endogenous promoters identified through transcriptome analysisand evaluated in this study: PmUAPA1 (Uric acid xanthine permease 1);PmHXT1 (Hexose co- transporter); PmSAD2-2 (Stearoyl ACP desaturase 2-2);PmSOD (Superoxide dismutase); PmATPB1 (ATP synthase subunit B); PmEF1-1(Elongation factor allele 1); PmEF1-2 (Elongation factor allele 2);PmACP-P1(Acyl carrier protein plastidic-1); PmACP-P2 (Acyl carrierprotein plastidic-2); PmC1LYR1 (Homology to C1 LYR family domain);PmAMT1-1 (Ammonium transporter 1-1) PmAMT1-2 (Ammonium transporter 1-2);PmAMT3-1 (Ammonium transporter 3-1); PmAMT3-2 (Ammonium transporter 3-2)pSZ# Construct pSZ2533 FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmUAPA1-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3869FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmHXT1-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′pSZ3870 FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmSAD2-2-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3935 FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmSOD-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3936FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmATPB1-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′pSZ3937 FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR-PmEF1-1-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3938 FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR-PmEF1-2-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3939FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmACP-P1-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′pSZ3940 FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmACP-P2-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3941 FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmC1LYR1-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3942FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmAMT1-1-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′pSZ3943 FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmAMT1-2-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3944 FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmAMT3-1-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′ pSZ3945FATA1 3′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:PmAMT3-2-CpSADtp-PmKASII- CvNR::FATA1 5′

All the 14 constructs have same configuration except the differentpromoters that drive the expression of PmKASII gene. The sequences ofthese transforming DNAs are provided in the sequences below. In theseconstructs, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae invertase gene (SUC2) wasutilized as the selectable marker, conferring on strains the ability togrow on sucrose. The resulting constructs were first transformed intohigh oleic base strain S5100, and a minimum of 20 transgenic linesarising from each transformation were assayed. As shown in Table 54,transgenic lines overexpressing the PmKASII gene that driven bypromoters such as PmSAD2-2, PmACP-P1, PmACP-P2, PmUAPA1, and PmHXT1,show significant decreases in C16:0 fatty acid levels. We also observeda significant accumulation of C18:1 fatty acids.

We then transformed these top five constructs (PmSAD2-2, PmACP-P1,PmACP-P2, PmUAPA1, and PmHXT1) into high oleic strain S7505. Again, aminimum of 20 transgenic lines were assayed. Overall, the average C16:0level achieved by transgenic lines generated in S7505 are lower thanthose generated in S5100, which is consistent with the levels observedin the parental strains. On the other hand, the promoter which resultedin the lowest C16:0 level, was different depending upon which high oleicbase strain was tested. For example, PmACP-P2 appears to be the bestpromoter driving the expression of PmKASII in S5100, while in S7505, thePmSAD2-2 promoter performs the best (Table 54).

TABLE 54 Palmitate levels achieved in transgenic lines over expressingPmKASII concomitant with down regulation of FATA1 in the high oleic basestrains S5100 and S7505. The lowest and average C16:0 levels are theresult of assessing a minimum of 20 transgenic lines from eachtransformation. Parental Parental strain S5100 strain S7505 LowestAverage lowest Average Constructs C16:0 C16:0 C16:0 C16:0PmUAPA1::PmKASII, Δfata1 3.88 8.78 4.74 7.99 PmHXT1::PmKASII, Δfata14.37 9.47 5.99 8.09 PmSAD2-2::PmKASII, Δfata1 3.82 8.36 2.38 5.88PmSOD::PmKASII, Δfata1 7.71 9.83 — — PmATPB1::PmKASII, Δfata1 10.1113.97 — — PmEF1-1::PmKASII, Δfata1 8.29 8.91 — — PmEF1-2::PmKASII,Δfata1 8.47 10.15 — — PmACP-P1::PmKASII, Δfata1 3.03 7.93 3.09 6.94PmACP-P2::PmKASII, Δfata1 3.01 7.81 3.55 6.63 PmC1LYR1::PmKASII, Δfata110.31 11.45 — — PmAMT1-1::PmKASII, Δfata1 6.51 9.62 — —PmAMT1-2::PmKASII, Δfata1 5.21 8.56 — — PmAMT3-1::PmKASII, Δfata1 6.3710.72 — — PmAMT3-2::PmKASII, Δfata1 9.69 10.83 — —

Given the initial results seen through the inactivation of FATA1 andoverexpression of PmKASII when driven by the PmSAD2-2 promoter in strainS7505, we moved several of these transgenic lines into genetic stabilityassays and assessment of the integration events by Southern blotanalysis. Strain S7740 is a resulting stable line showing the correctintegration of the DNA into the FATA1 locus. The fatty acid profile ofS7740 when evaluated in lab scale fermenter is shown in Table 55. Asexpected, the C16:0 levels in strain S7740 are 2.3% lower than thatobserved in previous high oleic leading strain S5587 run under the sameconditions (Table 55). S5587 is a strain in which pSZ2533 was expressedin S5100.

TABLE 55 Comparison of fatty acid profiles between strains S5587 andS7740 in high cell-density fermentation experiment. Strain S7740produces 2.3% less C16:0 than S5587, while the oleate levels arecomparable between the two strains. Fatty Acid area % Strains C16:0C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C20:1 Total saturates S5587 3.7 3.5 85.6 5.6 0.7 7.9S7740 1.4 4.9 85.2 5.1 2.1 7.3

S7740 is one of the transformants generated from pSZ3870(FATA13′::CrTUB2: ScSUC2:CvNR::PmSAD2-2-CpSADtp:PmKASII-CvNR::FATA1 5′)transforming S7505. The sequence of the pSZ3870 transforming DNA isprovided in SEQ ID NO: 66. Relevant restriction sites in the constructare indicated in lowercase, bold and underlining and are 5′-3′ BspQ 1,Kpn I, Asc I, Mfe I, EcoRV, SpeI, AscI, ClaI, Sac I, BspQ I,respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and 3′ ends of the transformingDNA. Bold, lowercase sequences represent FATA1 3′ genomic DNA thatpermit targeted integration at FATA1 locus via homologous recombination.Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the C. reinhardtii β-tubulinpromoter driving the expression of the yeast sucrose invertase gene isindicated by boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA forinvertase are indicated by uppercase, bold italics while the codingregion is indicated in lowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitratereductase 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed bythe P. moriformis SAD2-2 promoter, indicated by boxed italics text. TheInitiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the PmKASII are indicated byuppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the coding region isindicated by bold italics. The Chlorella protothecoides S106stearoyl-ACP desaturase transit peptide is located between initiator ATGand the Asc I site. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is againindicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the FATA1 5′ genomicregion indicated by bold, lowercase text.

As we described earlier, we utilized 13 additional promoters for drivingthe expression of PmKASII. All 14 constructs have same configuration andrelevant restriction sites.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in pSZ3870:(SEQ ID NO: 66) gctcttcacccaactcagataataccaatacccctccttctcctcctcatccattcagtacccccccccttctcttcccaaagcagcaagcgcgtggcttacagaagaacaatcggcttccgccaaagtcgccgagcactgcccgacggcggcgcgcccagcagcccgcttggccacacaggcaacgaatacattcaatagggggcctcgcagaatggaaggagcggtaaagggtacaggagcactgcgcacaaggggcctgtgcaggagtgactgactgggcgggcagacggcgcaccgcgggcgcaggcaagcagggaagattgaagcggcagggaggaggatgctgattgaggggggcatcgcagtctctcttggacccgggataaggaagcaaatattcggccggttgggttgtgtgtgtgcacgttttcttcttcagagtcgtgggtgtgcttccaggga

cgccccctggtgcacttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgcccttgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccttctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggcttcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctccttcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccaggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagccgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagcccttcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccgggaacgccctgggctccgtg

agtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtc

gcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctcttgttttccagaaggagttgctccttgagcctttcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggttcgaaccgaatgctgcgtgaacgggaaggaggaggagaaagagtgagcagggagggattcagaaatgagaaatgagaggtgaaggaacgcatccctatgcccttgcaatggacagtgtttctggccaccgccaccaagacttcgtgtcctctgatcatcatgcgattgattacgttgaatgcgacggccggtcagccccggacctccacgcaccggtgctcctccaggaagatgcgcttgtcctccgccatcttgcagggctcaagctgctcccaaaactcttgggcgggttccggacggacggctaccgcgggtgcggccctgaccgccactgttcggaagcagcggcgctgcatgggcagcggccgctgcggtgcgccacggaccgcatgatccaccggaaaagcgcacgcgctggagcgcgcagaggaccacagagaagcggaagagacgccagtactggcaagcaggctggtcggtgccatggcgcgctactaccctcgctatgactcgggtcctcggccggctggcggtgctgacaattcgtttagtggagcagcgactccattcagctaccagtcgaactcagtggcacagtgactccgctcttcNucleotide sequence of PmUAPA1 promoter contained in pSZ2533:(SEQ ID NO: 67)

Nucleotide sequence of PmHXT1 promoter contained in pSZ3869:(SEQ ID NO: 68)

Nucleotide sequence of PmSOD promoter contained in pSZ3935:(SEQ ID NO: 69)

Nucleotide sequence of PmATPB1 promoter contained in pSZ3936:(SEQ ID NO: 70)

Nucleotide sequence of PmEf1-1 promoter contained in pSZ3937:(SEQ ID NO: 71)

Nucleotide sequence of PmEf1-2 promoter contained in pSZ3938:(SEQ ID NO: 72)

Nucleotide sequence of PmACP1 promoter contained in pSZ3939:(SEQ ID NO: 73)

Nucleotide sequence of PmACP2 promoter contained in pSZ3940:(SEQ ID NO: 74)

Nucleotide sequence of PmC1LYR1 promoter contained in pSZ3941:(SEQ ID NO: 75)

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT1-1 promoter contained in pSZ3942:(SEQ ID NO: 76)

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT1-2 promoter contained in pSZ3943:(SEQ ID NO: 77)

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT3-1 promoter contained in pSZ3944:(SEQ ID NO: 78)

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT3-2 promoter contained in pSZ3945:(SEQ ID NO: 79)

Expression of PmSAD2-1 in S7740 Resulted in Zero SAT FAT Strain S8188

The PmSAD2-1 gene was then introduced into S7740 to reduce the steariclevel. Strain S8188 is one of the stable lines generated from thetransformation of pSZ4768 DNA (FAD25′::PmHXT1V2-ScarMEL1-PmPGK:PmSAD2-2p-CpSADtp-PmKASII-CvNR:PmACP1-PmSAD2-1-CvNR::FAD23′) into S7740. In this construct, the Saccharomyces carlbergensis MEL1gene was used as the selectable marker to introduce the PmSAD2-1, and anadditional copy of PmKASII into the FAD2-1 locus of P. moriformis strainS7740 by homologous recombination using previously describedtransformation methods (biolistics).

The sequence of the pSZ4768 (D3870) transforming DNA is provided in SEQID NO: 85. Relevant restriction sites in pSZ4768 are indicated inlowercase, bold and underlining and are 5′-3′ BspQ 1, Kpn I, SnaBI,BamHI, AvrII, SpeI, AscI, ClaI, EcoRI, SpeI, AscI, ClaI, PacI, SacI BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and 3′ ends of thetransforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences represent FAD2-1 5′ genomicDNA that permits targeted integration at FAD2-1 locus via homologousrecombination. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the P. moriformisHXT1 promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergensis MEL1 geneis indicated by boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA forScarMEL1 are indicated by uppercase, bold italics while the codingregion is indicated in lowercase italics. The P. moriformis PGK 3′UTR isindicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the PmSAD2-2 promoterindicated by boxed italics text. The Initiator ATG and terminator TGAcodons of the PmKASII are indicated by uppercase, bold italics, whilethe remainder of the coding region is indicated by bold italics. TheChlorella protothecoides S106 stearoyl-ACP desaturase transit peptide islocated between initiator ATG and the Asc I site. The Chlorella vulgarisnitrate reductase 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by the PmACP1 promoter driving the expression of PmSAD2-1 gene.The PmACP1 promoter is indicated by boxed italics text. The Initiator

ATG and terminator TGA codons of the PmSAD2-1 are indicated byuppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the coding region isindicated by bold italics. The C. protothecoides S106 stearoyl-ACPdesaturase transit peptide is located between initiator ATG and the AscI site. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is again indicated bylowercase underlined text followed by the FAD2-1 3′ genomic regionindicated by bold, lowercase text.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in pSZ4768 (D3870):(SEQ ID NO: 80) gctcttcgcgaaggtcattttccagaacaacgaccatggcttgtcttagcgatcgctcgaatgactgctagtgagtcgtacgctcgacccagtcgctcgcaggagaacgcggcaactgccgagcttcggcttgccagtcgtgactcgtatgtgatcaggaatcattggcattggtagcattataattcggcttccgcgctgtttatgggcatggcaatgtctcatgcagtcgaccttagtcaaccaattctgggtggccagctccgggcgaccgggctccgtgtcgccgggcaccacctcctgccatgagtaacagggccgccctctcctcccgacgttggcccactgaataccgtgtcttggggccctacatgatgggctgcctagtcgggcgggacgcgcaactgcccgcgcaatctgggacgtggtctgaatcctccaggcgggtttccccgagaaagaaagggtgccgatttcaaagcagagccatgtgccgggccctgtggcctgtgttggcgcctatgtagtcaccccccctcacccaattgtcgccagtttgcgcaatcc

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacgg

actttactcttgaggaattgaacctttctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggccaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaaatcgtctcggcagctggaagcgcatggaatgcggagcggagatcgaatcaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgaca

gcgttcaatgcccgctgcggcgacctgcgtcgctcggcgggctccgggccccggcgcccagcgaggcccctccccgtgcgcgggcgcgcc gccgccgccgccgacgccaaccccgcccgccccgagcgccgcgtggtgatcaccggccagggcgtggtgacctccctgggccagaccatcgagcagttctactcctccctgctggagggcgtgtccggcatctcccagatccagaagttcgacaccaccggctacaccaccaccatcgccggcgagatcaagtccctgcagctggacccctacgtgcccaagcgctgggccaagcgcgtggacgacgtgatcaagtacgtgtacatcgccggcaagcaggccctggagtccgccggcctgcccatcgaggccgccggcctggccggcgccggcctggaccccgccctgtgcggcgtgctgatcggcaccgccatggccggcatgacctccttcgccgccggcgtggaggccctgacccgcggcggcgtgcgcaagatgaaccccttctgcatccccttctccatctccaacatgggcggcgccatgctggccatggacatcggcttcatgggccccaactactccatctccaccgcctgcgccaccggcaactactgcatcctgggcgccgccgaccacatccgccgcggcgacgccaacgtgatgctggccggcggcgccgacgccgccatcatcccctccggcatcggcggcttcatcgcctgcaaggccctgtccaagcgcaacgacgagcccgagcgcgcctcccgcccctgggacgccgaccgcgacggcttcgtgatgggcgagggcgccggcgtgctggtgctggaggagctggagcacgccaagcgccgcggcgccaccatcctggccgagctggtgggcggcgccgccacctccgacgcccaccacatgaccgagcccgacccccagggccgcggcgtgcgcctgtgcctggagcgcgccctggagcgcgcccgcctggcccccgagcgcgtgggctacgtgaacgcccacggcacctccacccccgccggcgacgtggccgagtaccgcgccatccgcgccgtgatcccccaggactccctgcgcatcaactccaccaagtccatgatcggccacctgctgggcggcgccggcgccgtggaggccgtggccgccatccaggccctgcgcaccggctggctgcaccccaacctgaacctggagaaccccgcccccggcgtggaccccgtggtgctggtgggcccccgcaaggagcgcgccgaggacctggacgtggtgctgtccaactccttcggcttcggcggccacaactcctgcgtgatcttccgcaagtacgacgagatggactacaaggaccacgacggcgactacaaggaccacgacatcgactacaaggacgacgacgacaag TGA atcgatagatctcttaaggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgctcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctga

tcttaaggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagc ttaattaagagctcctcactcagcgcgcctgcgcggggatgcggaacgccgccgccgccttgtcttttgcacgcgcgactccgtcgcttcgcgggtggcacccccattgaaaaaaacctcaattctgtttgtggaagacacggtgtacccccaaccacccacctgcacctctattattggtattattgacgcgggagcgggcgttgtactctacaacgtagcgtctctggttttcagctggctcccaccattgtaaattcttgctaaaatagtgcgtggttatgtgagaggtatggtgtaacagggcgtcagtcatgttggttttcgtgctgatctcgggcacaaggcgtcgtcgacgtgacgtgcccgtgatgagagcaataccgcgctcaaagccgacgcatggcctttactccgcactccaaacgactgtcgctcgtatttttcggatatctattttttaagagcgagcacagcgccgggcatgggcctgaaaggcctcgcggccgtgctcgtggtgggggccgcgagcgcgtggggcatcgcggcagtgcaccaggcgcagacggaggaacgcatggtgagtgcgcatcacaagatgcatgtcttgttgtctgtactataatgctagagcatcaccaggggcttagtcatcgcacctgctttggtcattacagaaattgcacaagggcgtcctccgggatgaggagatgtaccagctcaagctggagcggcttcgagccaagcaggagcgcggcgcatgacgacctacccacatgcgaagagc

The resulting profiles from representative clones arising fromtransformations of pSZ4768 (D3870) into S7740 are shown in Table 56. Theimpact of overexpressing the PmSAD2-1 gene is a clear diminution ofC18:0 chain lengths, thereby significantly reduced the level of totalsaturated fatty acids. Strain S8188 is one of the stable lines from thetransformant D3870-21 (Table 56), and it produces ˜4% total saturatedfatty acids when evaluated in shake flask experiment. To confirm thatS8188 is able to produce oil with lower total saturates, the performanceof S8188 was further evaluated in a fermentation experiment. As shown inFIG. 1, strain S8188 produces 2.9-3.0% total saturates in bothfermentation runs 140558F22 and 140574F24.

TABLE 56 Fatty acid profile of representative clones arising fromtransformation with D3870 (pSZ4768) DNA, into strain S7740. Sample IDC16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 pH 5; S7740; T1089; D3870-20; 2.51 0.88 86.597.26 pH 5; S7740; T1089; D3870-13; 2.50 1.09 88.55 5.41 pH 5; S7740;T1089; D3870-21; 2.89 1.25 89.03 4.55 pH 5; S7740; T1089; D3870-24; 2.161.67 89.38 4.39 pH 5; S7740; T1089; D3870-8; 2.18 1.74 88.62 5.04 pH 5;S7740; T1089; D3870-17; 2.37 1.75 88.44 4.94 pH 5; S7740; 2.56 5.1582.59 6.31

Example 10 Expression of LPAAT in High-Erucic Transgenic Microalgae

In the below given example we demonstrate the feasibility of usinglysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) to alter the content andcomposition of oils in our transgenic algal strains for producingcertain very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA). Specifically we show thatexpression of a heterologous LPAAT gene from Limnanthes douglasii(LimdLPAAT, Uniprot Accession No:Q42870, SEQ ID NO: 82) or Limnanthesalba (LimaLPAAT, Uniprot Accession No: 42868, SEQ ID NO: 83) intransgenic high-erucic strains S7211 and S7708 results in more than 3fold enhancement in erucic (22:1^(Δ13)) acid content in individual linesover the parents. S7211 and S7708 were generated by expressing eithergenes encoding Crambe hispanica subsp. abyssinica (also called Crambeabyssinica) (SEQ ID NO: 84) and Lunaria annua (SEQ ID NO: 85) fatty acidelongase (FAE), respectively, as disclosed in co-owned applicationWO2013/158938 in classically mutagenized derivative of a pool of UTEX1435 and S3150 (selected for high oil production).

In this example S7211 and S7708 strains, transformed with the constructpSZ5119, were generated which express Sacharomyces carlbergenesis MEL1gene (allowing for their selection and growth on medium containingmelibiose) and L. douglasii LPAAT gene targeted at endogenous PmLPAAT1-1genomic region. Construct pSZ5119 introduced for expression in S7211 andS7708 can be written as LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPAAT-CvNR::LPAAT1-1 3′flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided in SEQ ID NO: 104.Relevant restriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, EcoRI,SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences representgenomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at thePLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene(encoding an alpha galactosidase enzyme activity required for catabolicconversion of Meliobise to glucose and galactose, thereby permitting thetransformed strain to grow on melibiose) is indicated by lowercase,boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA for MEL1 are indicatedby uppercase italics, while the coding region is indicated withlowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase (NR) gene 3′UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by an endogenousAMT3 promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxed italicized text. TheInitiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the LimdLPAAT are indicatedby uppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the gene is indicatedby bold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is againindicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the S3150PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text. Thefinal construct was sequenced to ensure correct reading frames andtargeting sequences.

Construct Used for the Expression of the Limnanthes douglasiiLysophosphatidic Acid Acyltransferase (LimdLPAAT) in Erucic StrainsS7211 and S7708—

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5119:(SEQ ID NO: 104) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaac

gcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccacctgacggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcactactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccactactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcaccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacggcatcgcgttctaccgcctgcg

tgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttgattgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatgga

agacccgcacctcctccctgcgcaaccgccgccagctgaagcccgccgtggccgccaccgccgacgacgacaaggacggcgtgttcatggtgctgctgtcctgcttcaagatcttcgtgtgcttcgccatcgtgctgatcaccgccgtggcctggggcctgatcatggtgctgctgctgccctggccctacatgcgcatccgcctgggcaacctgtacggccacatcatcggcggcctggtgatctggatctacggcatccccatcaagatccagggctccgagcacaccaagaagcgcgccatctacatctccaaccacgcctcccccatcgacgccttcttcgtgatgtggctggcccccatcggcaccgtgggcgtggccaagaaggaggtgatctggtaccccctgctgggccagctgtacaccctggcccaccacatccgcatcgaccgctccaaccccgccgccgccatccagtccatgaaggaggccgtgcgcgtgatcaccgagaagaacctgtccctgatcatgttccccgagggcacccgctcccgcgacggccgcctgctgcccttcaagaagggcttcgtgcacctggccctgcagtcccacctgcccatcgtgcccatgatcctgaccggcacccacctggcctggcgcaagggcaccttccgcgtgcgccccgtgcccatcaccgtgaagtacctgccccccatcaacaccgacgactggaccgtggacaagatcgacgactacgtgaagatgatccacgacgtgtacgtgcgcaacctgcccgcctcccagaagcccctgggc

tgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttgattgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc

Constructs Used for the Expression of the LimdLPAAT and LimaLPAAT Genesfrom Higher Plants in S7211 and S7708.

In addition to the L. douglasii LPAAT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1locus (pSZ5119), L. douglasii LPAAT targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus(pSZ5120), L. alba LPAAT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5343)and L. alba LPAAT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5348) havebeen constructed for expression in S7211 and S7708. These constructs canbe described as:

pSZ5120: PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPAAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-23′ flank

pSZ5343: PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimaLPAAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-13′ flank

pSZ5348: PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimaLPAAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-23′ flank

All these constructs have the same vector backbone; selectable marker,promoters, and 3′ utr as pSZ5119, differing only in either the genomicregion used for construct targeting and/or the respective LPAAT gene.Relevant restriction sites in these constructs are also the same as inpSZ5119. The sequences immediately below indicate the sequence ofPLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank, PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank, LimaLPAATrespectively. Relevant restriction sites as bold text are shown 5′-3′respectively.

Sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank in pSZ5120 and pSZ5348PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank: (SEQ ID NO: 105) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtacc Sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′flank in pSZ5120 and pSZ5348 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank: (SEQ ID NO: 106)gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcNucleotide sequence of L. alba LPAAT (LimaLPAAT) contained in pSZ5343 andpSZ5348 - LimaLPAAT: (SEQ ID NO: 107)

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, all the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into either S7211 orS7708. Primary transformants were clonally purified and grown understandard lipid production conditions at pH7.0. Strains S7211 and S7708express a FAE, from C. abyssinica or L. annua respectively, under thecontrol of pH regulated, AMT03 (Ammonium transporter 03) promoter. Thusboth parental (S7211 and S7708) and the resulting LPAAT transformedstrains require growth at pH 7.0 to allow for maximal fatty acidelongase (FAE) gene expression. The resulting profiles from a set ofrepresentative clones arising from transformations with pSZ5119 (D3979),pSZ5120 (D3980), pSZ5343 (D4204), and pSZ5348 (D4209) into S7211 orS7708 are shown in Tables 57-62.

All the transgenic S7211 or S7708 strains expressing LPAAT gene fromeither L. douglasii or L. alba show 2 fold or more enhanced accumulationof C22:1 fatty acid (see tables 57-62). The enhancement in erucic(C22:1^(Δ13)) acid levels is 4.2 fold in S7708; T1127; D3979-15 over theparent S7708 and 3.7 fold in S7211; T1181; D4204-5; pH7 over the parentS7211. These results clearly demonstrate using LPAAT genes to alter theVLCFA content in transgenic algal strains.

TABLE 57 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5119(LimdLPAAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1120; 37.01 14.5 1.63 6.95 4.32 D3979-24;pH 7 S7211; T1120; 38.99 13.63 1.54 6.31 3.96 D3979-31; pH 7 S7211;T1120; 44.87 10.84 1.05 4.98 1.99 D3979-2; pH 7 S7211; T1120; 46.1010.43 1.01 4.69 1.97 D3979-19; pH 7 S7211; T1120; 43.80 10.66 1.05 4.731.97 D3979-29; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 46.80 9.89 0.84 4.40 1.60 S7211B; pH 746.80 9.89 0.84 4.37 1.65 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 58 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5120(LimdLPAAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a C20:1 Sum C22:1 S7211; T1120; 36.92 14.01 1.93 6.41 4.36D3980-45; pH 7 S7211; T1120; 35.91 15.31 2.14 6.13 3.55 D3980-48; pH 7S7211; T1120; 34.38 17.95 2.93 5.44 2.50 D3980-27; pH 7 S7211; T1120;41.52 12.09 1.12 5.03 2.26 D3980-46; pH 7 S7211; T1120; 43.64 11.25 1.095.39 2.25 D3980-14; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 46.80 9.89 0.84 4.4 1.6 S7211B; pH7 46.80 9.89 0.84 4.37 1.65 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 59 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7708 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5119(LimdLPAAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7708; T1127; 33.34 14.98 1.95 4.09 6.50D3979-15; pH 7 S7708; T1127; 43.31 11.28 1.05 4.72 3.89 D3979-32; pH 7S7708; T1127; 42.76 11.35 1.05 4.65 3.81 D3979-42; pH 7 S7708; T1127;46.67 10.22 1.07 4.18 3.19 D3979-3; pH 7 S7708; T1127; 46.38 9.96 0.904.14 3.00 D3979-40; pH 7 S7708A; pH 7 49.61 8.47 0.69 2.91 1.53 S7708B;pH 7 50.14 8.37 0.70 2.97 1.52 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 60 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7708 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5120(LimdLPAAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7708; T1127; 44.49 12.25 1.41 5.14 3.80D3980-24; pH 7 S7708; T1127; 46.89 9.97 0.93 4.40 2.66 D3980-42; pH 7S7708; T1127; 47.77 10.08 0.91 4.21 2.44 D3980-43; pH 7 S7708; T1127;50.36 8.80 0.68 3.61 2.13 D3980-14; pH 7 S7708; T1127; 47.55 10.49 0.643.64 2.13 D3980-17; pH 7 S7708A; pH 7 49.61 8.47 0.69 2.91 1.53 S7708B;pH 7 50.14 8.37 0.7 2.97 1.52 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 61 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7708 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5343(LimaLPAAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 37.27 13.62 1.60 6.64 5.12 D4204-5;pH 7 S7211; T1181; 39.39 12.58 1.78 5.86 3.12 D4204-16; pH 7 S7211;T1181; 42.52 11.53 1.31 4.82 2.01 D4204-6; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 45.9710.56 0.99 4.73 1.92 D4204-2; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 45.76 10.52 1.00 4.631.88 D4204-11; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B; pH 747.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0 S3150; pH 557.7 7.08 0.54 0.11 0

TABLE 62 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7708 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5348(LimaLPAAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 40.46 13.18 1.43 6.59 3.94D4209-24; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 41.79 12.71 1.29 6.10 3.50 D4209-18; pH 7S7211; T1181; 43.32 11.65 1.45 5.22 2.79 D4209-3; pH 7 S7211; T1181;47.41 9.68 1.01 6.01 2.36 D4209-27; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 43.67 12.77 0.995.05 2.24 D4209-5; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B;pH 7 47.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0

Example 11 Expression of LPCAT in a Microalga

Here we demonstrate the feasibility of using higher plantLysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) genes to alter thecontent and composition of oils in transgenic algal strains forproducing oils rich in linoleic acid. We demonstrate that expression ofheterologous LPCAT enzymes in P. moriformis strain S7485 results in morethan 3 fold enhancement in linoleic (C18:2) acid in individual linesover the parents.

Wildtype Prototheca strains when cultured under low-nitrogen lipidproduction conditions result in extracted cell oil with around 5-7%C18:2 levels and point towards a functional endogenous LPCAT anddownstream DAG-CPT and/or PDCT enzyme in our host. When higher plantLPCATs or DAG-CPTs are used as baits, transcripts for both genes werefound the P. moriformis transcriptome. However no hits for acorresponding PDCT like gene were found.

We have identified both alleles of LPCAT in Prototheca moriformis(PmLPCAT1). The overall transcription of both alleles is very low.Transcript levels for both start out at 50-60 transcripts per millionand then slowly increase over the course of lipid production. PmLPCAT1-1reaches around 210 transcripts per million while PmLPCAT1-2 increases toaround 150 transcripts per million

Two LPCAT genes from A. thaliana encoding (AtLPCAT1 NP_172724.2 [SEQ IDNO: 86], AtLPCAT2 NP_176493.1[SEQ ID NO: 87]) available in the publicdatabases were used to identify corresponding LPCAT genes from ourinternally assembled transcriptomes of B. rapa, B. juncea and L.douglasii. 5 full-length sequences were identified and named as BrLPCAT[SEQ ID NO: 99], BjLPCAT1 [SEQ ID NO: 108], BjLPCAT2 [SEQ ID NO: 109],LimdLPCAT1 [SEQ ID NO: 101], and LimdLPCAT2 [SEQ ID NO: 102]. The codonoptimized sequences of these enzymes except BjLPCAT1, along with theAtLPCAT genes, were expressed in P. moriformis strain S7485. S7485 is astrain made according to the methods disclosed in co-owned applicationNo. 62/141,167 filed on 31 Mar. 2015. Specifically, S7485 is a ceruleninresistant isolate of Strain K with low C16:0 titer and high C18:1.

Construct Used for the Expression of the B. junceaLysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase-1 (BjLPCAT1) in S7485 [pSZ5298]:

Strain S7485 was transformed with the construct pSZ5298, to express theSacharomyces carlbergenesis MEL1 gene (allowing for their selection andgrowth on medium containing melibiose) and B. rapa LPCAT gene targetedat endogenous PmLPAAT1-1 genomic region. Construct pSZ5298 introducedfor expression in S7485 can be written as PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BjLPCAT1-CvNR:: PLSC-2/LPAAT1-13′ flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below as SEQ ID NO:110. Relevant restriction sites in the construct are indicated inlowercase, underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI,EcoRI, SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the5′ and 3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequencesrepresent genomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at thePLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene(encoding an alpha galactosidase enzyme activity required for catabolicconversion of Melibiose to glucose and galactose, thereby permitting thetransformed strain to grow on melibiose) is indicated by lowercase,boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA for MEL1 are indicatedby uppercase italics, while the coding region is indicated withlowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase (NR) gene 3′UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by an endogenousAMTS promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxed italicized text. TheInitiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the BjLPCAT1 are indicated byuppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the gene is indicated bybold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is againindicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the S3150PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text. Thefinal construct was sequenced to ensure correct reading frames andtargeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5298:(SEQ ID NO: 110) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccattatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctg

tgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctgcggggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttaccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtggg

atggccgcctccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccgtgtccttcgcctggcgcatcgtgccctcccgcctgggcaagcacatctacgccgccgcctccggcgtgttcctgtcctacctgtccttcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatgtaccgccccaagtgcggcatcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgttctacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgcgccgtgaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgtacgagatgaaggactacctgcagtggaccgagggcaagggcatctgggactcctccgagaagcgcaagcagccctccccctacggcgccaccctgcgcgccatcttccaggccggcatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagttccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgaagaagttcggctaccagtacatggccggccagaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgacgacgcctcccccaagcccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctggtgtggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcctggtgaagtccggcaagaaggccggcttcttccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatgatgttcttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgccggctcccgcgtgatctaccgctggcagcaggccatctcccccaagctggccatgctgcgcaacatcatggtgttcatcaacttcctgtacaccgtgctggtgctgaactactccgccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctgaccgcctacggctccgtgtactacatcggcaccatcatccccgtgggcctgatcctgctgtcctacgtggtgcccgccaagccctcccgccccaagccccgcaaggaggag

tgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc

Constructs Used for the Expression of BrLPCAT, LimdLPCAT1, LimdLPCAT2,AtLPCAT1 and AtLPCAT2 Genes from Higher Plants in S7485.

In addition to the B. juncea LPCAT1 targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus(pSZ5298), B. rapa LPCAT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5299),L. douglasii LPCAT1 targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5300), L.douglasii LPCAT2 targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5301), A.thaliana LPCAT1 targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5307), A. thalianaLPCAT2 targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5308), B. rapa LPCATtargeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5309) and L. douglasii LPCAT2targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5310) have been constructed forexpression in S7211. These constructs can be described as:

-   -   pSZ5299:        PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BrLPCAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1    -   pSZ5300:        PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1    -   pSZ5301:        PLSC-2/LPAAT11::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1    -   pSZ5307:        PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2    -   pSZ5308:        PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2    -   pSZ5309:        PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BrLPCAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2    -   pSZ5310: PLSC-2/LPAAT1        2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2

All these constructs have the same vector backbone; selectable marker,promoters, and 3′ utr as pSZ5298, differing only in either the genomicregion used for construct targeting and/or the respective LPCAT gene.Relevant restriction sites in these constructs are also the same as inpSZ5298. FIGS. 5-11 indicate the sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank,PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank, BrLPCAT, LimdLPCAT1, LimdLPCAT2, AtLPCAT1 andAtLPCAT2 respectively. Relevant restriction sites as bold text are shown5′-3′ respectively.

Sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank in pSZ5307, pSZ5308, pSZ5309, andpSZ5310. PLS C-2/LPAAT1 -2 5′ flank: (SEQ ID NO: 111) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccSequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank in pSZ5307, pSZ5308, pSZ5309, andpSZ5310. PLS C-2/LPAAT1 -2 3′ flank: (SEQ ID NO: 112) gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtglltctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcNucleotide sequence of B. rapa LPCAT (BrLPCAT) contained in pSZ5299 andpSZ5309. BrLPCAT: (SEQ ID NO: 112)

Nucleotide sequence of L. douglasii LPCATI (LimdLPCAT1) contained inpSZ5300. LimdLPCAT1: (SEQ ID NO: 113)

Nucleotide sequence of L. douglasii LPCAT2 (LimdLPCAT2) contained inpSZ5301 and pSZ5310. LimdLPCAT2: (SEQ ID NO: 114)

Nucleotide sequence of A. thaliana LPCAT1 (AtLPCAT1) contained inpSZ5307. AtLPCAT1: (SEQ ID NO: 115)

Nucleotide sequence of A. thaliana LPCAT 2 (AtLPCAT2) contained inpSZ5308. AtLPCAT2: (SEQ ID NO: 116)

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, all the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S7211. Primarytransformants were clonally purified and grown under standard lipidproduction conditions at pH7.0. S7211 expresses a FAE, from C.abyssinica under the control of pH regulated, AMT03 (Ammoniumtransporter 03) promoter. Thus both parental (S7211) and the resultingLPCAT transformed strains require growth at pH 7.0 to allow for maximalfatty acid elongase (FAE) gene expression. The resulting profiles from aset of representative clones arising from transformations with pSZ5298(D4159), pSZ5299 (D4160), pSZ5300 (D4161), pSZ5301 (D4162), pSZ5307(D4168), pSZ5308 (D4169), pSZ5309 (D4170) and pSZ5310 (D4171) are shownin tables 63-70 respectively.

Except for L. douglasii LPCAT2, all the tested LPCAT enzymes resulted in3 fold increase in C18:2 levels over the parent S7485. In the case oflines expressing LimdLPCAT2 increase in C18:2, while significant, wasonly 2 fold over the parent. The increase in C18:2 in S7211; T1172;D4157-14; pH7, expressing AtLPCAT1 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus, was 2.54fold (over parent S7211). These results strongly suggest thatheterologous LPCAT gene expression in our algal host enhances theconversion of C18:1-CoA into C18:1-PC. The PC associated C18:1 issubsequently acted upon by downstream enzymes like FAD2 and convertedinto C18:2. As discussed above similar results were obtained when LPCATgenes were transformed into erucic strain S7211 (expressing CrhFAE). InS7211, gains in C18:2 levels were also associated with increases inerucic acid content. The combined results from both experiments suggestthat most likely the CrhFAE in S7211 uses C18:1-PC rather than C18:1-CoAas a substrate for elongation. In this scenario PmFAD2 and CrhFAE inS7211 would compete for the same substrate resulting in elevated C18:2as well as VLCFA like C20:1 and C22:1. If our hypothesis is correct thencurrently it would seem that PmFAD2-1 competes better for the substratethan CrhFAE. One of the approaches currently being pursued to channelmore substrate for elongation is to reduce the PmFAD2 activity usingRNAi Technology.

This example describes a significant increase in the C18:2 and C22:1levels in an engineered microalgae.

Identification of LPCAT enzymes to increase conversion of C18:1 toC18:1-PC gives us a much better control over C18:1 phospholipid poolwhich can then be either directed towards making more polyunsaturatedfatty acids or VLCFA by modulating the PmFAD2-1 activity.

TABLE 63 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5298 (BjLPCAT2) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3a S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .15 7.16 .72 9.63 .91 .56 S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .187.24 .74 9.45 .94 .57 S7485; T1208; D4159-1; pH 5 .27 7.48 .87 0.42 3.61.60 S7485; T1208; D4159-41; .22 8.43 .41 0.60 3.04 .57 pH 5 S7485;T1208; D4159-24; .43 0.10 .82 8.98 2.82 .81 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4159-23;.73 2.64 .26 7.35 2.41 .94 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4159-18; .08 7.47 .662.42 2.16 .53 pH 5

TABLE 64 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5299 (BrLPCAT) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3a S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .15 7.16 .72 9.63 .91 .56 S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .187.24 .74 9.45 .94 .57 S7485; T1208; D4160-44; .50 0.23 .51 0.06 2.60 .54pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4160-5; pH 5 .27 8.69 .78 1.45 2.25 .70 S7485;T1208; D4160-35; .18 7.45 .75 2.79 1.66 .53 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4160-30;.20 7.66 .72 2.65 1.60 .54 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4160-3; pH 5 .12 7.26 .773.08 1.59 .55

TABLE 65 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5300 (LimdLPCAT1) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3a S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .15 7.14 .72 9.62 .94 .58 S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .177.22 .73 9.43 .96 .60 S7485; T1208; D4161-48; .14 7.07 .74 0.85 3.87 .56pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4161-25; .45 9.98 .96 8.09 3.28 .96 pH 5 S7485;T1208; D4161-10; .07 6.91 .83 2.50 2.45 .53 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4161-18;.04 6.49 .79 3.20 2.21 .51 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4161-47; .31 8.16 .772.42 1.04 .60 pH 5

TABLE 66 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5301 (LimdLPCAT2) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3a S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .15 7.14 .72 9.62 .94 .58 S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .177.22 .73 9.43 .96 .60 S7485; T1208; D4162-36; .21 6.64 .76 6.44 .55 .59pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4162-47; .38 3.05 .18 1.20 .88 .43 pH 5 S7485;T1208; D4162-38; .51 0.48 .53 4.94 .34 .59 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4162-21;.09 6.70 .75 7.98 .19 .57 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4162-5; pH 5 .03 5.68 .819.08 .16 .48

TABLE 67 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5307 (AtLPCAT1) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3 a S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .15 7.14 .72 9.62 .94 .58 S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .177.22 .73 9.43 .96 .60 S7485; T1208; D4168-43; .19 4.43 .77 3.47 3.88 .52pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4168-18; .44 7.39 .18 1.73 2.93 .65 pH 5 S7485;T1208; D4168-25; .19 7.60 .17 1.28 2.74 .89 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4168-16;.14 3.48 .00 4.53 2.64 .92 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4168-23; .14 7.50 .622.58 1.89 .55 pH 5

TABLE 68 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5308 (AtLPCAT2) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3a S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .15 7.14 .72 9.62 .94 .58 S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .177.22 .73 9.43 .96 .60 S7485; T1208; D4169-26; .47 9.39 .33 8.33 5.31 .51pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4169-41; .24 8.20 .82 9.81 4.20 .64 pH 5 S7485;T1208; D4169-19; .28 9.52 .98 9.26 2.89 .86 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4169-38;.23 7.87 .75 1.25 2.66 .55 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4169-37; .19 7.52 .791.59 2.62 .56 pH 5

TABLE 69 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5309 (BrLPCAT) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3 a S7485; pH 5 .15 7.16 .72 9.63 .91 .56 S7485; pH 5 .18 7.24 .749.45 .94 .57 S7485; T1208; D4170-43; .55 1.35 .19 6.95 4.78 .59 pH 5S7485; T1208; D4170-46; .14 7.43 .76 1.94 2.52 .58 pH 5 S7485; T1208;D4170-40; .16 7.87 .79 1.54 2.42 .56 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4170-42; .078.06 .74 1.69 2.30 .54 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4170-4; .13 7.53 .65 2.272.24 .54 pH 5

TABLE 70 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S7485 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5309 (LimLPCAT2) atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3 a S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .15 7.16 .72 9.63 .91 .56 S7485 ctrl; pH 5 .187.24 .74 9.45 .94 .57 S7485; T1208; D4171-15; .99 4.46 .81 8.50 .16 .48pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4171-30; .14 5.91 .81 7.62 .30 .55 pH 5 S7485;T1208; D4171-34; .17 6.77 .94 8.09 .81 .55 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4171-43;.01 5.75 .88 9.47 .78 .51 pH 5 S7485; T1208; D4171-13; .04 6.11 .81 9.24.66 .49 pH 5

Example 12 Expression of LPCAT in a High-Erucic Transgenic Microalga

In this example we demonstrate the use of higher plantLysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) genes to alter thecontent and composition of oils in transgenic algal strains forproducing oils rich in linoleic and/or very long chain fatty acids(VLCFA).

The LPCAT genes from Example 11 herein were expressed in S7211.S7211was. Our results show that expression of heterologous LPCAT enzymesin S7211 results in more than 3 fold enhancement in linoleic (C18:2) anderucic (C22:1) acid content in individual lines over the parents.

Construct Used for the Expression of the A. thalianaLysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase AtLPCAT) in Strain S7211[pSZ5296]:

In this example, S7211, transformed with the construct pSZ5296, weregenerated which express Sacharomyces carlbergenesis MEL1 gene (allowingfor their selection and growth on medium containing melibiose) and A.thaliana LPCAT gene targeted at endogenous PmLPAAT1-1 genomic region.Construct can be written as PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 3′flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, EcoRI,SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences representgenomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at thePLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene isindicated by lowercase, boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGAfor MEL1 are indicated by uppercase italics, while the coding region isindicated with lowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitratereductase (NR) gene 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by PmSAD2-2v2. promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxeditalicized text. The Initiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of theAtLPCAT1 are indicated by uppercase, bold italics, while the remainderof the gene is indicated by bold italics. The C. vulgaris nitratereductase 3′ UTR is again indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by the P. moriformis PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic region indicatedby bold, lowercase text. The final construct was sequenced to ensurecorrect reading frames and targeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5296:(SEQ ID NO: 117) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccacctg

tgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtggg

tccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccgtgtccttcgcctgccgcatcgtgccctcccgcctgggcaagcacctgtacgccgccgcctccggcgccttcctgtcctacctgtccttcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatctaccgccccaagtgcggcatcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgttctacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgctccatgaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgtacgagatgaaggactacctggagtggaccgagggcaagggcatctgggacaccaccgagaagcgcaagaagccctccccctacggcgccaccatccgcgccatcctgcaggccgccatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagtaccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgcgcaagttctcctaccagtacatggccggcttcaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgacgcctcccccaagcccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctggtgtggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcctggtgcagaacggcaagaaggccggcttcttccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatgatgttcttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgccggctcccgcgtgatctaccgctggcagcaggccatctcccccaagatggccatgctgcgcaacatcatggtgttcatcaacttcctgtacaccgtgctggtgctgaactactccgccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctgaccgcctacggctccgtgtactacatcggcaccatcatcc

gcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccaccctttcccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacacctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggctttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgttttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc

Constructs Used for the Expression of the AtLPCAT1 and AtLPCAT2,BrLPCAT, BjLPCAT1, BjLPCAT2, LimdLPCAT1 and LimdLPCAT2 Genes from HigherPlants in S7211:

In addition to the A. thaliana LPCAT1 targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1locus (pSZ5296), A. thaliana LPCAT1 targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus(pSZ5307), A. thaliana LPCAT2 targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus(pSZ5297), A. thaliana LPCAT2 targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus(pSZ5308), B. rapa LPCAT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5299),B. rapa LPCAT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5309), B. junceaLPCAT1 targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5346), B. juncea LPCAT1targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5351), B. juncea LPCAT2 targetedat PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5298), B. juncea LPCAT2 targeted atPLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5352), L. douglasii LPCAT1 targeted atPLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5300), L. douglasii LPCAT1 targeted atPLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5353), L. douglasii LPCAT2 targeted atPLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5301) and L. douglasii LPCAT2 targeted atPLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5310) have been constructed for expressionin S7211. These constructs can be described as:

pSZ5307—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5297—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5308—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5299—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BrLPCAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5309—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BrLPCAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5346—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BjLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5351—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BjLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5298—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BjLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5352—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BjLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5300—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5353—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPCAT1-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5301—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5310—PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2

All these constructs have the same vector backbone; selectable marker,promoters, and 3′ utr as pSZ5296, differing only in either the genomicregion used for construct targeting and/or the respective LPCAT gene.Relevant restriction sites in these constructs are also the same as inpSZ5296. The sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank, PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′flank and AtLPCAT1, AtLPCAT2, BrLPCAT, BjLPCAT1, BjLPCAT2, LimdLPCAT1and LimdLPCAT2 genes respectively. Relevant restriction sites as boldtext are shown 5′-3′ respectively are shown below.

Sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank in pSZ5307, pSZ5308, pSZ5309,pSZ5310, pSZ5351, pSZ5352 and pSZ5353. PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank:(SEQ ID NO: 118) g ctc tt ctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccattatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt gg taccSequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank in pSZ5307, pSZ5308, pSZ5309,pSZ5310, pSZ5351, pSZ5352 and pSZ5353. PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank:(SEQ ID NO: 119) gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccaccatttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtglltctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcNucleotide sequence of A. thaliana LPCAT 2 (AtLPCAT2) contained inpSZ5297 and pSZ5308. AtLPCAT2: (SEQ ID NO: 120)

Nucleotide sequence of B. rapa LPCAT (BrLPCAT) contained in pSZ5299 andpSZ5309. BrLPCAT: (SEQ ID NO: 121)

Nucleotide sequence of B. juncea LPCAT1 (BjLPCAT1) contained in pSZ5346and pSZ5351. BjLPCAT1: (SEQ ID NO: 122)

Nucleotide sequence of B. juncea LPCAT2 (BjLPCAT2) contained in pSZ5298and pSZ5352. BjLPCAT2: (SEQ ID NO: 123)

Nucleotide sequence of L. douglasii LPCAT1 (LimdLPCAT1) contained inpSZ5300 and pSZ5353. LimdLPCAT1: (SEQ ID NO: 124)

Nucleotide sequence of L. douglasii LPCAT2 (LimdLPCAT2) contained inpSZ5301 and pSZ5310. LimdLPCAT2: (SEQ ID NO: 125)

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, all the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S7211. Primarytransformants were clonally purified and grown under at pH7.0. S7211expresses a FAE, from C. abyssinica under the control of pH regulated,AMT03 (Ammonium transporter 03) promoter. Thus both parental (S7211) andthe resulting LPCAT transformed strains require growth at pH 7.0 toallow for maximal fatty acid elongase (FAE) gene expression. Theresulting profiles from a set of representative clones arising fromtransformations with pSZ5296 (D4157), pSZ5307 (D4168), pSZ5297 (D4158),pSZ5308 (D4169), pSZ5299 (D4160), pSZ5309 (D4170), pSZ5346 (D4207),pSZ5351 (D4212), pSZ5298 (D4159), pSZ5352 (D4213), pSZ5300 (D4161),pSZ5353 (D4214), pSZ5301 (D4162) and pSZ5310 (D4171) into S7211 areshown in Tables 71-84 respectively.

All the transgenic lines expressing any of the above described LPCATgenes resulted in more than 2 fold increase in C18:2. The increase inC18:2 in S7211; T1172; D4157-14; pH7, expressing AtLPCAT1 atPLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus, was 2.54 fold (over parent S7211). These resultsdemonstrate that heterologous LPCAT gene expression in our algal hostenhances the conversion of C18:1-CoA into C18:1-PC. The PC associatedC18:1 is subsequently acted upon by downstream enzymes like FAD2 andconverted into C18:2. Concomitant with increase in C18:2 there was alsosignificant and noticeable increase in C20:1 and C22:1. While theincrease in C20:1 level was only 1.5-2 folds over the parent, theincrease in C22:1 level was more than 3 fold in the majority of thegenes tested at either LPAAT1-1 or LPAAT1-2 locus. In the case of S7211;T1174; D4171-11; pH7 the increase in C22:1 level was 5.3 fold (7.23%)over the parent (1.36%). Similarly in the case of S7211; T1173;D4162-10; pH7 the increase in C22:1 was 3.84 fold (5.23%) over theparent (1.36%). These are some of the highest C22:1 levels that we haveobtained thus far in any algal base or transgenic strain. These resultssuggest that most likely the CrhFAE in S7211 uses C18:1-PC rather thanC18:1-CoA as a substrate for elongation. In this scenario PmFAD2 andCrhFAE in S7211 would compete for the same substrate resulting inelevated C18:2 as well as VLCFA like C20:1 and C22:1. It would seem thatPmFAD2-1 competes better for the substrate than CrhFAE.

Identification of LPCAT enzymes to increase conversion of C18:1 toC18:1-PC gives us a much better control over C18:1 phospholipid poolwhich can then be either directed towards making more polyunsaturatedfatty acids or VLCFA by modulating the PmFAD2-1 activity.

TABLE 71 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5296(AtLPCAT1 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 18:1 18:218:3a um C20:1 22:1 S7211; T1172; D4157-14; pH 7 3.75 4.59 .72 .30 .17S7211; T1172; D4157-5; pH 7 2.42 1.22 .47 .99 .04 S7211; T1172;D4157-15; pH 7 3.70 0.99 .38 .94 .88 S7211; T1172; D4157-20; pH 7 2.461.19 .41 .87 .78 S7211; T1172; D4157-8; pH 7 2.77 0.88 .41 .86 .72S7211A; pH 7 8.10 .65 .78 .03 .34 S7211B; pH 7 8.11 .64 .77 .01 .33S3150; pH 7 7.99 .62 .56 .19 .00 S3150; pH 5 7.70 .08 .54 .11 .00

TABLE 72 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5307(AtLPCAT1 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1173; 31.13 21.20 1.73 4.96 4.44D4168-12; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 33.12 20.26 1.52 4.90 4.08 D4168-7; pH 7S7211; T1173; 32.86 20.82 1.60 4.63 3.79 D4168-15; pH 7 S7211; T1173;32.34 21.12 1.67 4.77 3.67 D4168-1; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 32.86 20.83 1.544.75 3.67 D4168-3; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B;pH 7 47.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 58 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.0 S3150;pH 5 57.7 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.0

TABLE 73 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5297(AtLPCAT2 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1172; 27.68 22.42 1.72 4.60 5.56 D4158-4;pH 7 S7211; T1172; 31.76 21.24 1.38 4.75 4.14 D4158-18; pH 7 S7211;T1172; 22.59 23.56 1.63 4.38 4.09 D4158-5; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 21.7423.81 1.75 4.35 4.04 D4158-1; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 31.29 21.82 1.45 4.903.95 D4158-25; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 48.23 9.69 0.75 4.02 1.34 S7211B; pH 748.24 9.65 0.75 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 74 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5308(AtLPCAT2 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1174; 31.32 20.66 1.79 4.95 3.51 D4169-7;pH 7 S7211; T1174; 32.20 20.47 1.78 4.83 3.29 D4169-1; pH 7 S7211;T1174; 39.33 17.63 0.88 4.29 1.79 D4169-2; pH 7 S7211; T1174; 39.9917.17 0.83 3.91 1.76 D4169-3; pH 7 S7211; T1174; 37.46 17.54 0.97 3.991.73 D4169-8; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B; pH 747.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 75 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5299(BrLPCAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C:18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1172; 42.75 15.97 1.87 6.42 4.14D4160-13; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 31.80 21.32 1.42 4.66 3.58 D4160-10; pH 7S7211; T1172; 33.68 21.02 1.36 4.52 3.17 D4160-5; pH 7 S7211; T1172;32.50 21.86 1.37 4.34 3.03 D4160-3; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 31.07 22.48 1.683.78 3.02 D4160-12; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 48.10 9.65 0.78 4.03 1.34 S7211B;pH 7 48.11 9.64 0.77 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.7 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 76 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5309(BrLPCAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1174; 31.46 20.98 1.69 4.53 3.33 D4170-9;pH 7 S7211; T1174; 29.68 22.07 1.77 4.29 3.12 D4170-7; pH 7 S7211;T1174; 38.98 17.16 0.92 3.76 1.63 D4170-6; pH 7 S7211; T1174; 34.8018.50 0.95 3.60 1.51 D4170-3; pH 7 S7211; T1174; 40.55 16.64 0.91 3.681.50 D4170-5; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B; pH 747.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 77 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5346(BjLPCAT1 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; D4207-4; 29.69 21.89 1.79 5.04 4.50 pH7 S7211; T1181; D4207-6; 32.55 20.69 1.56 4.71 3.68 pH 7 S7211; T1181;36.16 17.75 1.51 3.89 1.83 D4207-12; pH 7 S7211; T1181; D4207-2; 40.6916.61 0.94 3.74 1.58 pH 7 S7211; T1181; 38.53 17.69 1.15 3.66 1.47D4207-21; pH 7 S7211; pH 7 47.81 10.21 0.88 4.27 1.54 S7211; pH 7 47.9610.11 0.90 4.28 1.55 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150; pH 557.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 78 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5351(BjLPCAT1 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3 a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 32.19 20.59 1.66 4.75 3.13D4212-19; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 38.65 19.57 1.73 4.41 2.70 D4212-16; pH 7S7211; T1181; 37.23 17.56 1.12 4.14 2.59 D4212-4; pH 7 S7211; T1181;40.99 17.16 0.99 3.88 1.74 D4212-7; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 40.35 17.23 1.003.82 1.74 D4212-10; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B;pH 7 47.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 79 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5298(BjLPCAT2 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1172; 31.41 22.58 1.29 4.65 3.55 D4159-1;pH 7 S7211; T1172; 34.25 19.66 1.34 4.63 3.29 D4159-4; pH 7 S7211;T1172; 33.63 21.08 1.39 4.51 3.00 D4159-2; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 32.9221.65 1.32 4.29 2.78 D4159-5; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 40.83 16.13 0.80 4.241.75 D4159-3; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 48.10 9.65 0.78 4.03 1.34 S7211B; pH 748.11 9.64 0.77 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 80 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5352(BjLPCAT2 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a Sum C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 42.85 11.60 1.14 4.56 2.43 D4213-8;pH 7 S7211; T1181; 37.35 18.74 1.38 4.04 2.23 D4213-10; pH 7 S7211;T1181; 39.13 17.39 1.06 3.84 2.00 D4213-2; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 40.1617.18 1.02 3.83 1.77 D4213-4; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 39.01 17.52 1.22 3.861.69 D4213-9; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B; pH 747.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 81 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5300(LimdLPCAT1 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a SumC20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1173; 38.70 13.22 1.42 5.92 4.02 D4161-1;pH 7 S7211; T1173; 34.45 19.36 1.46 5.14 3.94 D4161-10; pH 7 S7211;T1173; 39.15 12.89 1.43 5.80 3.90 D4161-2; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 33.9419.19 1.49 5.00 3.74 D4161-9; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 34.36 19.61 1.48 5.013.70 D4161-5; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 48.23 9.69 0.75 4.02 1.34 S7211B; pH 748.24 9.65 0.75 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150;pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 82 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5353(LimdLPCAT1 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 34.11 19.55 1.70 5.13 3.96D4214-10; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 34.31 19.37 1.82 5.02 3.76 D4214-24; pH 7S7211; T1181; 35.81 19.18 1.71 4.77 3.10 D4214-6; pH 7 S7211; T1181;39.90 17.88 1.02 4.20 1.79 D4214-15; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 42.15 16.56 0.934.04 1.72 D4214-9; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B;pH 7 47.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 83 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5301(LimdLPCAT2 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1173; 38.40 17.61 1.86 7.29 5.28D4162-10; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 37.73 13.94 1.27 6.06 4.41 D4162-1; pH 7S7211; T1173; 37.27 14.92 1.45 6.33 4.34 D4162-11; pH 7 S7211; T1173;36.23 15.03 1.55 6.23 4.16 D4162-2; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 37.90 14.29 1.416.08 4.16 D4162-9; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 48.23 9.69 0.75 4.02 1.34 S7211B;pH 7 48.24 9.65 0.75 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 84 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5310(LimdLPCAT2 at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1174; 26.00 17.76 2.44 6.63 7.23D4171-11; pH 7 S7211; T1174; 32.30 19.30 0.97 7.56 5.37 D4171-3; pH 7S7211; T1174; 36.47 14.36 1.30 5.75 3.86 D4171-9; pH 7 S7211; T1174;37.07 15.14 1.49 5.86 3.75 D4171-12; pH 7 S7211; T1174; 39.18 13.71 1.545.68 3.41 D4171-2; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B;pH 7 47.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 58.00 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

Example 13 Expression of Arabidopsis thaliana PDCT in High-Erucic andHigh-Oleic Transgenic Microalgae

In this example we demonstrate the use of Arabidopsis thalianaPhosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (AtPDCT)gene to alter the content and composition of oils in transgenic algalstrains for producing oils rich in linoleic and/or very long chain fattyacids (VLCFA).

Fatty acids produced in the plastids are not always immediatelyavailable for TAG biosynthesis. Diacylglycerol (DAG) represents animportant branch point between non-polar and membrane lipidbiosynthesis. DAGs may be converted to PC byCDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT),and acyl residues are then further desaturated by fatty aciddesaturases. There are at least two possible routes whereby acylresidues from PC are incorporated into TAG. First, the DAG moiety of PCcan be liberated (by hydrolysis) by reversible action of DAG-CPT, thusbecoming available for TAG assembly by DGAT. The second route involvesan enzyme known as phosphatidylcholine:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT). Like DAG-CPT, the PDCT mediates a symmetricalinter-conversion between phosphatidylcholine (PC) and diacylglycerol(DAG), thus enriching PC-modified fatty acids—C18:2 and C18:3—in the DAGpool prior to forming TAG.

AtPDCT has been reported as a major pathway for inter-conversion betweenPC and DAG pools while DAG-CPT plays a minor role. In light of thisinformation we decided to express AtPDCT in our algal host. We expressAtPDCT in high erucic strain S7211. We also expressed the AtPDCT inclassically mutagenized high oleic base strain S8028 which producessignificantly more C18:1 (68%) than our base strain S3150 (57%) but doesnot produce erucic acid. S8028 is a strain made according to the methodsdisclosed in co-owned application No. 61/779,708 filed on 13 Mar. 2013.Specifically, S8028 is a cerulenin resistant isolate of Strain K withlow C16:0 titer and high C18:1 titer made according to Example 14 of61/779,708.

The sequence of AtPDCT was codon optimized for expression in our P.moriformis and transformed into S7211 and S8028. Our results show thatexpression of AtPDCT in both erucic strain S7211 and high oleic basestrain S8028 results in more than 3 fold enhancement in linoleic (C18:2)in individual lines. Additionally in S7211 there is a noticeableincrease in erucic (C22:1) acid content in individual lines over theparents.

Construct Used for the Expression of the A. thaliana PhosphatidylcholineDiacylglycerol Cholinephosphotransferase (AtPDCT) in S7211 and S8028[pSZ5344]:

Construct pSZ5344 expresses Sacharomyces carlbergenesis MEL1 gene(allowing for their selection and growth on medium containing melibiose)and A. thaliana LPCAT gene targeted at endogenous PmLPAAT1-1 genomicregion. Construct pSZ5344 can be written as PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPDCT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 3′flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided in below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, EcoRI,SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences representgenomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at thePLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene(encoding an alpha galactosidase enzyme activity required for catabolicconversion of Meliobise to glucose and galactose, thereby permitting thetransformed strain to grow on melibiose) is indicated by lowercase,boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA for MEL1 are indicatedby uppercase italics, while the coding region is indicated withlowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase (NR) gene 3′UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by a PMSAD2-2promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxed italicized text. TheInitiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the AtPDCT are indicated byuppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the gene is indicated bybold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is againindicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the S3150PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text. Thefinal construct was sequenced to ensure correct reading frames andtargeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5344:(SEQ ID NO: 126) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctg

tgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttatcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccagaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtggg

ggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagag ctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgcccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc

Construct Used for the Expression of the AtPDCT at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2Locus in S7211 and S8028:

In addition to the A. thaliana PDCT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus(pSZ5344), A. thaliana PDCT targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5349),was constructed for expression in both S7211 and S8028. The constructcan be described as:

pSZ5349-PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtPDCT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2

pSZ5439 has the same vector backbone; selectable marker, promoters, and3′ utr as pSZ5344, differing only in the genomic region used forconstruct targeting Relevant restriction sites in these constructs arealso the same as in pSZ5344. The sequences of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank,PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank used in pSZ5349 are shown below. Relevantrestriction sites as bold text are shown 5′-3′ respectively.

PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank in pSZ5349: (SEQ ID NO: 127) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgccttgccttgcagccaaatcatgagggcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggt acc PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′flank in pSZ5349. (SEQ ID NO: 128) gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccaccatttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaaga gc

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, both the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S7211 and S8028.Primary transformants were clonally purified and grown under standardlipid production conditions at pH7.0. As discussed above, S7211expresses a FAE, from C. abyssinica under the control of pH regulated,PMSAD2V-2(Ammonium transporter 03) promoter. Thus both parental (S7211)and the resulting PDCT transformed strains require growth at pH 7.0 toallow for maximal fatty acid elongase (FAE) gene expression.

S8028 and its derivative lines transformed with AtPDCT were cultured atpH 5.0. The resulting profiles from a set of representative clonesarising from transformations with pSZ5344 (D4205) and pSZ5349 (D4210)into S7211 and S8028 are shown in Tables 85-88 respectively.

The expectation with the expression of PDCT into our algal host wassomewhat increased C18:2 and/or VLCFA (in S7211) since our host has amoderate LPCAT activity which normally results in 5-7% C18:2 in our basestrains. However contrary to our expectation there was more than 2.5fold increase in C18:2 levels in strains expressing PDCT at eitherPLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 or PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus in both S7211 andS8028. In the best case scenario the increase in C18:2 level was 2.85fold in S7211; T1181; D4210-10; pH7 over the parent (27.12 vs 9.53% inparent S7211) and 3.19 fold in S8028; T1226; D4205-1; pH5 (18.76% vs5.88% in parent S8028). PDCT expression also led to noticeable increasein C22:1 levels in S7211. In the best case scenario C22:1 increased from1.36% in parent to 5.04% in S7211; T1181; D4210-10; pH7—an increase of3.7 fold.

The increase in C18:2 in PDCT expressing lines reported herein is evenmore pronounced than when higher plant LPCAT genes are expressed inS7211 (reported earlier). LPCAT overexpression leads to increasedconversion of C18:1-CoA into C18:1-PC which then becomes available forfurther desaturation and/or elongation by competing FAD2 and FAE enzymeactivities respectively. Since PDCT efficiently removes the PCassociated polyunsaturated fatty acids for eventual incorporation intoDAG pool, our results strongly suggest that the PC to DAG conversion byendogenous DAG-CPT in our host is somewhat inefficient. Thisinefficiency is removed by transplanting a higher plant PDCT gene intoour algal genome. Furthermore once an efficient PC to DAG conversion isset into place by expression of AtPDCT, this likely increases theefficiency of upstream endogenous PmLPCAT enzyme and results inincreased conversion of C18:1-CoA to C18:1-PC. At this stage it isunclear whether the elongation by CrhFAE occurs on the C18:1-PC (asopposed to C18:1-CoA) since PmFAD2-1 seems to compete better for thesubstrate than CrhFAE. Expressing CrhFAE and AtPDCT in a strain withvery low FAD2 activity will help to understand the relation betweendesaturation and elongation in our algal host.

In summary, identification of LPCAT (discussed above) and now AtPDCTenzymes to increase conversion of C18:1 to C18:1-PC gives us a muchbetter control over C18:1 phospholipid pool which can then be eitherdirected towards making more polyunsaturated fatty acids or VLCFA bymodulating the PmFAD2-1 activity.

TABLE 85 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5344(AtPDCT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3 a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 30.03 24.05 1.23 4.88 2.44 D4205-9; pH7 S7211; T1181; 31.20 24.32 1.04 5.04 2.36 D4205-1; pH 7 S7211; T1181;34.96 22.05 0.86 5.52 2.16 D4205-8; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 31.66 23.97 0.985.47 2.15 D4205-6; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 26.92 24.51 0.99 4.61 2.11D4205-18; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B; pH 7 47.739.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150; pH 557.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 86 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5349(AtPDCT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1 C18:2C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 23.16 27.15 1.73 6.33 5.04 D4210-10; pH7 S7211; T1181; 23.81 26.10 1.55 6.01 4.19 D4210-19; pH 7 S7211; T1181;26.74 26.00 1.47 5.78 3.90 D4210-12; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 31.12 24.49 1.224.99 2.59 D4210-11; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 32.16 24.01 1.19 5.07 2.42D4210-14; pH 7 S7211; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211; pH 7 47.739.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00 S3150; pH 557.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 87 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S8028 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5344 (AtPDCT atPLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3aC20:1 C22:1 S8028; T1226; 54.19 18.76 0.71 0.12 0.00 D4205-1; pH 5S8028; T1226; 56.14 18.22 0.79 0.19 0.00 D4205-47; pH 5 S8028; T1226;57.98 16.79 0.56 0.11 0.00 D4205-48; pH 5 S8028; T1226; 57.93 16.78 0.610.13 0.00 D4205-5; pH 5 S8028; T1226; 57.39 16.31 0.57 0.15 0.00D4205-20; pH 5 S8028 (pH 5); pH 5 68.13 5.88 0.54 0.11 0.00 S8028 (pH5); pH 5 68.08 5.85 0.54 0.15 0.00

TABLE 88 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S8028 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5349 (AtPDCT atPLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3aC20:1 C22:1 S8028; T1226; 54.61 17.53 0.85 0.16 0.00 D4210-34; pH 5S8028; T1226; 58.43 17.43 0.50 0.18 0.00 D4210-7; pH 5 S8028; T1226;51.95 17.00 0.60 0.11 0.00 D4210-20; pH 5 S8028; T1226; 55.65 16.74 0.770.19 0.00 D4210-14; pH 5 S8028; T1226; 56.42 16.72 0.65 0.18 0.00D4210-3; pH 5 S8028 (pH 5); pH 5 68.13 5.88 0.54 0.11 0.00 S8028 (pH 5);pH 5 68.08 5.85 0.54 0.15 0.00

Example 14 Expression of PDCT in a High-Linolenic Transgenic Microalga

In this example we demonstrate using Arabidopsis thalianaPhosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (AtPDCT)gene to alter the content and composition of oils in transgenic algalstrains for producing oils rich in linoleic and/or linolenenic acids.

We determined the effect of AtPDCT expression on C18:3 levels inlinolenic strain S3709 expressing Linum usitatissimu FADS desaturase.S3709 was prepared according to Example 11 of co-owned applicationWO2012/106560. The sequence of AtPDCT was codon optimized for expressionin our algal host and transformed into S3709.

Our results show that expression of AtPDCT in Solazyme linolenic strainS3709 results in more than 2 fold enhancement in linolenic acid (C18:3)content in individual lines over the parents.

Construct Used for the Expression of the A. thaliana PhosphatidylcholineDiacylglycerol Cholinephosphotransferase (AtPDCT) in Erucic Strain S3709[pSZ5344]:

S3709, transformed with the construct pSZ5344, were generated whichexpress Sacharomyces carlbergenesis MEL1 gene (allowing for theirselection and growth on medium containing melibiose) and A. thalianaPDCT gene targeted at the endogenous PmLPAAT1-1 genomic region.Construct pSZ5344 introduced for expression in S7211 can be written asPLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtPDCT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 3′flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, EcoRI,SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences representgenomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at thePLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene isindicated by lowercase, boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGAfor MEL1 are indicated by uppercase italics, while the coding region isindicated with lowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitratereductase (NR) gene 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by a PMSAD2-v2 promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxeditalicized text. The Initiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of theAtPDCT are indicated by uppercase, bold italics, while the remainder ofthe gene is indicated by bold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase3′ UTR is again indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by theS3150 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text.The final construct was sequenced to ensure correct reading frames andtargeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5344:(SEQ ID NO: 129) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccdttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccgcggtgagaatcgaaaatgcatcgtttctaggttcggagacggtcaattccctgctccggcgaatctglcgglcaagctggccagtggacaatgltgctatggcagcccgcgcacatgggcctcccgacgcggccatcaggagcccaaacagcgtgtcagggtatgtgaaactcaagaggtccctgctgggcactccggccccactccgggggcgggacgccaggcattcgcggtcggtcccgcgcgacgagcgaaatgatgattcggttacgagaccaggacgtcgtcgaggtcgagaggcagcctcggacacgtctcgctagggcaacgccccgagtccccgcgagggccgtaaacattgtttctgggtgtcggagtgggcattttgggcccgatccaatcgcctcatgccgctctcgtctggtcctcacgttcgcgtacggcctggatcccggaaagggcggatgcacgtggtgttgccccgccattggcgcccacgtttcaaagtccccggccagaaatgcacaggaccggcccggctcgcacaggccatgctgaacgcccagatttcgacagcaacaccatctagaataatcgcaaccatccgcgttttgaacgaaacgaaacggcgctgtttagcatgtttccgacatcgtgggggccgaagcatgctccggggggaggaaagcgtggcacagcggtagcccattctgtgccacacgccgacgaggaccaatccccggcatca

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatccrgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgta gaattcctggctcgggcctcgtgctggcactccctcccatgccgacaacctttctgctgtcaccacgacccacgatgcaacgcgacacgacccggtgggactgatcggttcactgcacctgcatgcaattgtcacaagcgcatactccaatcgtatccgtttgatttctgtgaaaactcgctcgaccgcccgcgtcccgcaggcagcgatgacgtgtgcgtgacctgggtgttttcgtcgaaaggccagcaaccccaaatcgcaggcgatccggagattgggatctgatccgagcttggaccagatcccccacgatgcggcacgggaactgcatcgactcggcgcggaacccagctttcgtaaatgccagattggtgtccgataccttgatttgccatcagcgaaacaagacttcagcagcgagcgtatttggcgggcgtgctaccagggttgcatacattgcccatttctgtctggaccgctttaccggcgcagagggtgagttgatggggttggcaggcatcgaaacgcgcgtgcatggtgtgtgtgtctgttttcggctgcacaatttcaatagtcggatgggcgacggtagaattgggtgttgcgctcgcgtgcatgcctcgccccgtcgggtgtcatgaccgggactggaatcccccctcgcgaccctcctgctaac

ggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagag ctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgatcca gaagagc

In addition to the A. thaliana PDCT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus(pSZ5344), A. thaliana PDCT targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5349),was constructed for expression in S7211. These constructs can bedescribed as:

pSZ5349-PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtPDCT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2

pSZ5439 has the same vector backbone; selectable marker, promoters, and3′ utr as pSZ5344, differing only in the genomic region used forconstruct targeting Relevant restriction sites in these constructs arealso the same as in pSZ5344. The sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank,PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank used in pSZ5344 are provided below. Relevantrestriction sites as bold text are shown 5′-3′ respectively.

PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank in pSZ5349: (SEQ ID NO: 130) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggta cc PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′flank in pSZ5349: (SEQ ID NO: 131) gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaag agc

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, both the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S3709. Primarytransformants were clonally purified and grown under standard lipidproduction conditions at pH7.0. S3709 expresses a LnFAD3, from Linumusitatissimu under the control of pH regulated, PMSAD2-v2(Ammoniumtransporter 03) promoter. Thus both parental (S3709) and the resultingPDCT transformed strains require growth at pH 7.0 to allow for maximalfatty acid desaturase (LnFAD3) gene expression. The resulting profilesfrom a set of representative clones arising from transformations withpSZ5344 (D4205) and pSZ5349 (D4210) into S3709 are shown in Tables 89and 90, respectively.

Individual transgenic lines expressing AtPDCT genes resulted in morethan 2 fold increase in C18:3 (Tables 89 and 90). The increase in C18:3in S3709; T1228; D4205-36; pH7 12.17 fold (14.51%) while the increasewas 1.89 fold in S3709; T1228; D4210-4; pH7 (12.61%) over the parentS3709 (6.66%). As discussed in Example 13 above, enhancing the removalof PC associated polyunsaturated fatty acids by AtPDCT increases theC18:2 content more than just expressing a heterologous PDCT in our host.However, unlike the S3709 parent, not all of the available C18:2 isconverted into C18:3. This is most likely due to sub-optimal expressionof LnFAD3 in S3709.

Since both LPCAT and PDCT enzymes channel polyunsaturates onto DAG, itwould be informative to combine these two activities together andexpress them in various background strains like S3709 (Linolenicstrain), S8028 (High Oleic base strain) or S7211 (Erucic strain).

TABLE 89 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3709 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5344 (AtPDCT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:2 18:3 aS3709 (pH 7); pH 7 .86 8.85 .54 7.22 .42 .66 S3709 (pH 7); pH 7 .90 9.00.54 6.89 .45 .81 S3709; T1228; D4205-36; .62 2.74 .48 8.67 .12 4.51 pH 7S3709; T1228; D4205-1; .94 7.62 .57 5.09 .28 1.53 pH 7 S3709; T1228;D4205-4; .42 9.48 .15 3.03 0.91 0.22 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4205-44; .808.81 .53 2.84 .18 .20 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4205-33; .06 1.79 .75 2.21 .07.17 pH 7

TABLE 90 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3709 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5349 (AtPDCT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:2 18:3 aS3709 (pH 7); pH 7 .86 8.85 .54 7.22 .42 .66 S3709 (pH 7); pH 7 .90 9.00.54 6.89 .45 .81 S3709; T1228; D4210-4; .11 6.68 .59 0.05 .00 2.61 pH 7S3709; T1228; D4210-36; .97 9.44 .85 5.40 .67 1.93 pH 7 S3709; T1228;D4210-11; .92 7.35 .53 8.82 .19 0.98 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4210-38; .189.20 .36 5.08 .82 .25 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4210-43; .97 8.81 .47 6.38 .57.21 pH 7

Example 15 Expression of DAG-CPT in a High-Erucic Transgenic Microalga

In this example we demonstrate using higher plantCDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT)gene to alter the content and composition of oils in transgenic algalstrains for producing oils rich in linoleic and/or very long chain fattyacids (VLCFA).

We used A. thaliana AtDAG-CPT (NP_172813) available in the publicdatabases to identify corresponding DAG-CPT genes from our internallyassembled transcriptomes of B. rapa, and B. juncea. The codon optimizedsequences of all the internally identified genes (BrDAG-CPT andBjDAG-CPT), along with AtDAG-CPT genes, were expressed in strain S7211.The preparation of S7211 is discussed above.

Our results show that expression of DAG-CPT genes in Solazyme erucicstrain S7211 results in enhancement in linoleic (C18:2) and erucic(C22:1) acid content in individual lines over the parents.

Construct Used for the Expression of the A. thaliana PhosphatidylcholineDiacylglycerol Cholinephosphotransferase (AtDAG-CPT) in Erucic StrainS7211 [pSZ5295]:

In this example, transgenic lines from S7211, transformed with theconstruct pSZ5295, were generated. These lines express Sacharomycescarlbergenesis MEL1 gene and A. thaliana DAG-CPT gene targeted atendogenous PmLPAAT1-1 genomic region. Construct pSZ5295 introduced forexpression in S7211 can be written as PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtDAG-CPT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-13′ flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided in below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, EcoRI,SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences representgenomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at thePLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene isindicated by lowercase, boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGAfor MEL1 are indicated by uppercase italics, while the coding region isindicated with lowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitratereductase (NR) gene 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by a PMSAD2-v2 promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxeditalicized text. The Initiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of theAtDAG-CPT are indicated by uppercase, bold italics, while the remainderof the gene is indicated by bold italics. The C. vulgaris nitratereductase 3′ UTR is again indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by the S3150 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic region indicated by bold,lowercase text. The final construct was sequenced to ensure correctreading frames and targeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5295:(SEQ ID NO: 132) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccgcggtgagaatcgaaaatgcatcgtactaggacggagacggtcaattccctgctccggcgaatctgtcggtcaagctggccagtggacaatgttgctatggcagcccgcgcacatgggcctcccgacgcggccatcaggagcccaaacagcgtgtcagggtatgtgaaactcaagaggtccctgctgggcactccggccccactccgggggcgggacgccaggcattcgcggtcggtcccgcgcgacgagcgaaatgatgattcggttacgagaccaggacgtcgtcgaggtcgagaggcagcctcggacacgtctcgctagggcaacgccccgagtccccgcgagggccgtaaacattgtttctgggtgtcggagtgggcattttgggcccgatccaatcgcctcatgccgctctcgtctggtcctcacgttcgcgtacggcctggatcccggaaagggcggatgcacgtggtgttgccccgccattggcgcccacgtttcaaagtccccggccagaaatgcacaggaccggcccggctcgcacaggccatgctgaacgcccagatttcgacagcaacaccatctagaataatcgcaaccatccgcgttttgaacgaaacgaaacggcgctgtttagcatgtttccgacatcgtgggggccgaagcatgctccggggggaggaaagcgtggcacagcggtagcccattctgtgccacacgccgacgaggaccaatccccggcatca

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgcggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctggaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgta gaattcctggctcgggcctcgtgctggcactccctcccatgccgacaacctttctgctgtcaccacgacccacgatgcaacgcgacacgacccggtgggactgatcggttcactgcacctgcatgcaattgtcacaagcgcatactccaatcgtatccgtttgatttctgtgaaaactcgctcgaccgcccgcgtcccgcaggcagcgatgacgtgtgcgtgacctgggtgtttcgtcgaaaggccagcaaccccaaatcgcaggcgatccggagattgggatctgatccgagcttggaccagatcccccacgatgcggcacgggaactgcatcgactcggcgcggaacccagctttcgtaaatgccagattggtgtccgataccttgatttgccatcagcgaaacaagacttcagcagcgagcgtatttggcgggcgtgctaccagggttgcatacattgcccatttctgtctggaccgctttaccggcgcagagggtgagttgatggggttggcaggcatcgaaacgcgcgtgcatggtgtgtgtgtctgttttcggctgcacaatttcaatagtcggatgggcgacggtagaattgggtgttgcgctcgcgtgcatgcctcgccccgtcgggtgtcatgaccgggactggaatcccccctcgcgaccctcctgctaac

gttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagagctagctgcagtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccaccctcgatcatatcgcagcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagagctc cgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccaccatttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgactgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagagtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccattcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc

Constructs Used for the Expression of the AtDAG-CPT, BjDAG-CPT andBrDAG-CPT at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 or PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 loci in S7211:

In addition to the A. thaliana DAG-CPT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1locus (pSZ5295), A. thaliana DAG-CPT targeted at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 locus(pSZ5305), BrDAG-CPT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5345),BrDAG-CPT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5350), BjDAG-CPTtargeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus (pSZ5347) and BjDAG-CPT targeted atPLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-2 locus (pSZ5306), have been constructed for expressionin S7211. These constructs can be described as:

pSZ5305 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtDAG-CPT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5345 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BrDAG-CPT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5306 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BjDAG-CPT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2pSZ5347 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BjDAG-CPT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1pSZ5350 PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BrDAG-CPT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2

All these constructs have same vector backbone; selectable marker,promoters, and 3′ utr as pSZ5295, differing only in the genomic regionused for construct targeting and/or the relevant DAG-CPT gene. Relevantrestriction sites in these constructs are also same as in pSZ5295. FIGS.3-6 indicate the sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank, PLSC-2/LPAAT1-23′ flank and BrDAG-CPT and BjDAG-CPT genes respectively. Relevantrestriction sites as bold text are shown 5′-3′ respectively.

PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank in pSZ5305, pSZ5306 and pSZ5350:(SEQ ID NO: 133) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccPLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank in pSZ5305, pSZ5306 and pSZ5350:(SEQ ID NO: 134) gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctagtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcSequence of BrDAG-CPT in pSZ5345 and pSZ5350: (SEQ ID NO: 135)

Sequence of BjDAG-CPT in pSZ5306 and pSZ5347: (SEQ ID NO: 136)

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, all the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S7211. Primarytransformants were clonally purified and grown under standard lipidproduction conditions at pH7.0. The resulting fatty acid profiles from aset of representative clones arising from transformations with pSZ5295(D4156), pSZ5305 (D4166), pSZ5345 (D4206), pSZ5350 (D4211), pSZ5347(D4208) and pSZ5306 (D4167) into S7211 sorted by C22:1 levels are shownin Tables 91-96, respectively.

The expectation was that the expression of DAG-CPTs into our algal hostmight enhance the removal of DAG-acyl-CoAs from PC and lead increase inpolyunsaturated fatty and/or VLCFA in TAG since our host has a moderateLPCAT activity which normally results in 5-7% C18:2 in our base strains.We got noticeable and sustained increase in C18:2 and VLCFA levels instrains expression DAG-CPTs at either PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 or PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2genomic locus.

These results suggest that PC to DAG conversion by endogenous DAG-CPT inour host is somewhat inefficient and can be augmented by transplanting acorresponding higher plant homolog gene into our algal genome.Furthermore once an efficient PC to DAG conversion is set into place,this likely increases the efficiency of upstream endogenous PmLPCATenzyme and results in increased conversion of C18:1-CoA to C18:1-PC.

In summary, identification of earlier discussed LPCAT and PDCT andDAG-CPT enzymes to increase conversion of C18:1 to C18:1-PC and theireventual removal from PC for incorporation into DAG gives us a muchbetter control over C18:1 phospholipid pool which can then be eitherdirected towards making more polyunsaturated fatty acids or VLCFA bymodulating the PmFAD2-1 activity.

TABLE 91 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5295(AtDAG-CPT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1172; 37.45 15.68 1.26 6.18 4.16D4156-5; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 39.25 15.00 1.20 5.77 3.47 D4156-14; pH 7S7211; T1172; 41.78 13.04 1.29 5.80 3.43 D4156-4; pH 7 S7211; T1172;38.61 15.68 1.40 6.02 3.30 D4156-3; pH 7 S7211; T1172; 39.80 14.61 1.165.61 3.27 D4156-12; pH 7 S7211; pH 7 48.10 9.65 0.78 4.03 1.34 S7211; pH7 48.11 9.64 0.77 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 58 6.62 0.56 0.19 0 S3150; pH 557.7 7.08 0.54 0.11 0

TABLE 92 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5305(AtDAG-CPT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1173; 38.33 15.16 1.53 5.64 3.33D4166-4; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 37.99 16.12 1.32 5.53 3.19 D4166-8; pH 7S7211; T1173; 39.17 14.89 1.41 5.54 3.07 D4166-6; pH 7 S7211; T1173;38.71 15.11 1.38 5.45 2.99 D4166-5; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 39.75 14.34 1.375.36 2.99 D4166-7; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 48.23 9.69 0.75 4.02 1.34 S7211B;pH 7 48.24 9.65 0.75 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 93 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5345(BrDAG-CPT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 47.43 11.53 0.85 4.63 1.76D4206-13; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 45.60 12.37 0.85 4.49 1.71 D4206-15; pH 7S7211; T1181; 47.66 11.26 0.89 4.36 1.66 D4206-12; pH 7 S7211; T1181;46.38 11.51 0.91 4.44 1.65 D4206-5; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 46.22 12.73 0.584.43 1.65 D4206-7; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 47.76 9.53 0.74 4.05 1.37 S7211B;pH 7 47.73 9.53 0.79 4.02 1.36 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 94 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5350(BrDAG-CPT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 36.84 15.57 1.69 6.21 4.09D4211-20; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 37.87 14.56 1.90 6.14 3.92 D4211-8; pH 7S7211; T1181; 38.49 14.39 1.58 5.86 3.67 D4211-18; pH 7 S7211; T1181;40.12 14.08 1.65 5.93 3.57 D4211-2; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 38.45 15.17 1.365.52 2.94 D4211-3; pH 7 S7211; pH 7 47.81 10.21 0.88 4.27 1.54 S7211; pH7 47.96 10.11 0.90 4.28 1.55 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0 S3150;pH 5 57.7 7.08 0.54 0.11 0

TABLE 95 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5306(BjDAG-CPT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1173; 35.10 14.35 1.18 5.64 4.43D4167-4; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 41.05 13.35 1.48 5.68 3.41 D4167-1; pH 7S7211; T1173; 41.72 13.18 1.48 5.49 3.00 D4167-7; pH 7 S7211; T1173;43.95 12.31 1.19 5.14 2.62 D4167-5; pH 7 S7211; T1173; 45.19 11.65 1.094.78 2.32 D4167-10; pH 7 S7211A; pH 7 48.23 9.69 0.75 4.02 1.34 S7211B;pH 7 48.24 9.65 0.75 4.01 1.33 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

TABLE 96 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ55347(BjDAG-CPT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 genomic locus) DNA. Sum Sample ID C18:1C18:2 C18:3a C20:1 C22:1 S7211; T1181; 38.61 13.92 1.50 6.21 4.38D4208-11; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 37.66 14.22 0.98 6.04 3.67 D4208-15; pH 7S7211; T1181; 40.69 13.04 1.46 5.55 3.45 D4208-5; pH 7 S7211; T1181;40.27 13.43 1.51 5.94 3.41 D4208-10; pH 7 S7211; T1181; 39.83 13.84 1.335.13 2.29 D4208-20; pH 7 S7211; pH 7 47.81 10.21 0.88 4.27 1.54 S7211;pH 7 47.96 10.11 0.90 4.28 1.55 S3150; pH 7 57.99 6.62 0.56 0.19 0.00S3150; pH 5 57.70 7.08 0.54 0.11 0.00

Example 16 Expression of LPCAT in a High-Linolenic Transgenic Microalga

In this example we demonstrate using higher plantLysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) genes to alter thecontent and composition of oils in transgenic algal strains forproducing oils rich in linoleic and/or linolenic acids. A. thalianaLPCAT2 (AtLPCAT2 NP_176493.1) and B. rapa LPCAT (BrLPCAT) nucleic acidsequences were discussed herein in Examples 11 and 12. The sequences ofboth AtLPCAT1 and BrLPCAT were codon optimized for expression in ourhost and expressed in S3709. S3709 is described in Example 14. Ourresults show that expression of heterologous LPCAT enzymes S3709 morethan doubles the C18:3 content in individual lines over the parents.

Construct Used for the Expression of the A. thalianaLysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase-2 (AtLPCAT2) in Linolenic StrainS3709 [pSZ5297]:

In this example, transgenic lines from S3709, transformed with theconstruct pSZ5297, were generated which express Sacharomycescarlbergenesis MEL1 gene (allowing for their selection and growth onmedium containing melibiose) and A. thaliana LPCAT2 (AtLPCAT2) genetargeted at endogenous PmLPAAT1-1 genomic region. Construct pSZ5297introduced for expression in S3709 can be written as PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 5′flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-AtLPCAT2-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 3′flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BspQI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, EcoRI,SpeI, AflII, SacI, BspQI, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences representgenomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at thePLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1promoter driving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene(encoding an alpha galactosidase enzyme activity required for catabolicconversion of Meliobise to glucose and galactose, thereby permitting thetransformed strain to grow on melibiose) is indicated by lowercase,boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA for MEL1 are indicatedby uppercase italics, while the coding region is indicated withlowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase (NR) gene 3′UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by an endogenousPMSAD2-v2 promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxed italicized text.The Initiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the AtLPCAT2 areindicated by uppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the gene isindicated by bold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR isagain indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the S1920PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text. Thefinal construct was sequenced to ensure correct reading frames andtargeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5297:(SEQ ID NO: 137) gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccaccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccgcggtgagaatcgaaaatgcatcgtttctaggttcggagacggtcaattccctgctccggcgaatctgtcggtcaagctggccagtggacaatgttgctatggcagcccgcgcacatgggcctcccgacgcggccatcaggagcccaaacagcgtgtcagggtatgtgaaactcaagaggtccctgctgggcactccggccccactccgggggcgggacgccaggcattcgcggtcggtcccgcgcgacgagcgaaatgatgattcggttacgagaccaggacgtcgtcgaggtcgagaggcagcctcggacacgtctcgctagggcaacgccccgagtccccgcgagggccgtaaacattgtttctgggtgtcggagtgggcattttgggcccgatccaatcgcctcatgccgctctcgtctggtcctcacgttcgcgtacggcctggatcccggaaagggcggatgcacgtggtgttgccccgccattggcgcccacgtttcaaagtccccggccagaaatgcacaggaccggcccggctcgcacaggccatgctgaacgcccagatttcgacagcaacaccatctagaataatcgcaaccatccgcgttttgaacgaaacgaaacggcgctgtttagcatgtttccgacatcgtgggggccgaagcatgctccggggggaggaaagcgtggcacagcggtagcccattctgtgccacacgccgacgaggaccaatccccggcatca

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgtgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgta gaattcctggctcgggcctcgtgctggcactccctcccatgccgacaacctttctgctgtcaccacgacccacgatgcaacgcgacacgacccggtgggactgatcggttcactgcacctgcatgcaattgtcacaagcgcatactccaatcgtatccgtttgatttctgtgaaaactcgctcgaccgcccgcgtcccgcaggcagcgatgacgtgtgcgtgacctgggtgtttcgtcgaaaggccagcaaccccaaatcgcaggcgatccggagattgggatctgatccgagcttggaccagatcccccacgatgcggcacgggaactgcatcgactcggcgcggaacccagcatcgtaaatgccagattggtgtccgataccttgatttgccatcagcgaaacaagacttcagcagcgagcgtataggcgggcgtgctaccagggagcatacattgcccatactgtctggaccgcataccggcgcagagggtgagttgatggggaggcaggcatcgaaacgcgcgtgcatggtgtgtgtgtctgattcggctgcacaatttcaatagtcggatgggcgacggtagaattgggtgagcgctcgcgtgcatgcctcgccccgtcgggtgtcatgaccgggactggaatcccccctcgcgaccctcctgctaac

tggccgcctccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccatctccttcctgtggcgcttcatcccctcccgcctgggcaagcacatctactccgccgcctccggcgccttcctgtcctacctgtccttcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatctaccgccccctgtccggcttcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgttctacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgctccatcaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgacgagatgaaggactacctggagtggaccgaggagaagggcatctgggccgtgtccgagaagggcaagcgcccctccccctacggcgccatgatccgcgccgtgaccaggccgccatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagttccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgaagcgcttcggctaccagtacatggccggcttcaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgagacccagaccaaggccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctgttctggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcatcgtgaagcccggcaagaaggccggcttatccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatcatcttcttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgacggctccaaggccatctaccgctggcagcaggccatcccccccaagatggccatgctgcgcaacgtgctggtgctgatcaacttcctgtacaccgtggtggtgctgaactactcctccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctggtggccttcaagtccgtgtactacatcggcaccgt

aggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgagccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccaccctcgatcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc

Constructs Used for the Expression of the BrLPCAT in S3709:

In addition to the A. thaliana LPCAT2 targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1locus (pSZ5297), B. rapa LPCAT targeted at PLSC-2/PmLPAAT1-1 locus(pSZ5299) was also constructed for expression in S3709. The constructcan be described as:

pSZ5299PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:PmSAD2-2v2-BrLPCAT-CvNR::PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1

pSZ5299 has the same vector backbone; selectable marker, promoters, and3′ utr as pSZ5297, differing only in the respective LPCAT gene. Relevantrestriction sites in these constructs are also the same as in pSZ5296.FIGS. 5-4 indicate the sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank,PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank and AtLPCAT1, AtLPCAT2, BrLPCAT, BjLPCAT1,BjLPCAT2, LimdLPCAT1 and LimdLPCAT2 genes respectively. Relevantrestriction sites as bold text are shown 5′-3′ respectively. The BrLPCATsequence is shown below.

Nucleotide sequence of B. rapa LPCAT (BrLPCAT) contained in pSZ5299:(SEQ ID NO: 138)

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, both constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S3709. Primarytransformants were clonally purified and grown under standard lipidproduction conditions at pH7.0. The resulting fatty acid profiles from aset of representative clones arising from transformations with pSZ5297(D4158) and pSZ5299 (D4160) into S3709 are shown in Tables 97 and 98,respectively.

All the transgenic lines expressing any of the above described LPCATgenes resulted in significant increase in C18:3. The increase in C18:3in S3709; T1228; D4158-10; pH7 was 1.8 fold (12%) while the increase was1.76 fold in S3709; T1228; D4160-17; pH7 (11.75%) over the parent S3709(6.66%). However, unlike S3709 parent, not all of the available C18:2was converted into C18:3 most likely due to sub-optimal expression ofBnFAD3 in S3709. The conversion could be further enhanced by eitheroptimizing the B. napus FAD3 activity in S3709 or expressing a betterFAD3 enzyme activity from another higher plant like Flax.

TABLE 97 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3709 and representativederivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5297 (AtLPCAT2 atPLSC-2/ LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:0 18:1 18:218:3 a S3709; pH 7 .86 8.85 .54 7.22 .42 .66 S3709; pH 7 .90 9.00 .546.89 .45 .81 S3709; T1228; D4158-10; .12 1.92 .97 6.70 .78 2.00 pH 7S3709; T1228; D4158-1; .91 8.78 .67 9.68 .04 1.94 pH 7 S3709; T1228;D4158-19; .21 8.62 .05 6.28 .46 1.47 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4158-20; .689.79 .09 7.92 .23 1.34 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4158-11; .63 0.32 .10 7.74.19 0.95 pH 7

TABLE 98 Unsaturated fatty acid profile in S3150, S7211 andrepresentative derivative transgenic lines transformed with pSZ5299(BrLPCAT at PLSC-2/LPAAT1-1 genomic locus) DNA. Sample ID 14:0 16:0 18:018:1 18:2 18:3 a S3709; pH 7 .86 8.85 .54 7.22 .42 .66 S3709; pH 7 .909.00 .54 6.89 .45 .81 S3709; T1228; D4160-17; .98 9.37 .74 9.80 .19 1.75pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4160-40; .41 8.90 .03 8.67 .62 1.54 pH 7 S3709;T1228; D4160-26; .64 9.94 .11 8.14 .88 1.53 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4160-18;.57 0.03 .06 7.99 .47 1.26 pH 7 S3709; T1228; D4160-4; .03 1.42 .92 7.43.95 0.89 pH 7

The described embodiments of the invention are intended to be merelyexemplary and numerous variations and modifications will be apparent tothose skilled in the art. All such variations and modifications areintended to be within the scope of the present invention. For example,where a knockout of a gene is called for, an equivalent result may bereached using knockdown techniques including mutation and expression ofinhibitory substances such as RNAi or antisense.

Example 17 Algal Strain and Oil with Less than 4% Saturated Fat, Lessthan 1% C18:2, and Greater than 90% C18:1

In this example, we describe strains where we have modified the fattyacid profile to maximize the accumulation of oleic acid, and minimizethe total saturates and polyunsaturates, by down-regulating endogenousFATA or FAD2 activity, over-expression of KASII or SAD2 genes. Theresulting strains, including S8695, produce oils with >94% C18:1, <4%total saturates, and <1% C18:2. S8696, a clonal isolate prepared in thesame manner as S8695 had essentially identical fatty acid profiles.

The strain, S8695 was created by three successive transformations. Thehigh oleic base strain S7505 was first transformed with pSZ4769 (FAD25′1-PmHXT1V2-ScarMEL1-PmPGK-PmSAD2-2p-PmKASII-CvNR-PmSAD2-2P-PmSAD2-1-CvNR-FAD23′), in which a construct that disrupts a single copy of the FAD2 allelewhile simultaneously overexpressing the P. moriformis KASII andPmSAD2-1. The resulting strain S8045 produces 87.3% C18:1 with totalsaturates 7.3%, under same condition; S7505 produces 18.9% totalsaturates (Table 99).

S8045 was subsequently transformed with pSZ5173 (FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:CrTUB2-HpFAD2-CvNR::FATA1 5′), a constructdisrupts FATA allele1 to further reduce C16:0, and express a hairpinFAD2 to reduce C18:2. One of the resulting strains, S8197, produces 0.5%C18:2 and the total saturates level drop to 4.9%, due to the reductionof C16:0 fatty acid. We also observed that although S8197 is stable forsucrose invertase marker, the sucrose hydrolysis activity of this strainis less than ideal.

Strain S8197 was then transformed with pSZ5563(6SA::PmLDH1-AtThic-PmHSP90:CrTUB2-ScSUC2-PmPGH-CvNR:PmSAD2-2V2-OeSAD-CvNR::6SB), a construct toover express one more stearoyl-ACP desaturase gene from Olea europaea.Goal of this transformation is to further reduce total saturates level.To increase sucrose hydrolysis activity in strain S8197, we alsointroduced an additional copy of sucrose invertase gene in pSZ5563. Theresulting strain S8695 produces 1.6% C18:0, as oppose to 2.1% in S8197,therefore, the saturates level in S8695 is around 0.5% less than itsparental strain S8197.

TABLE 99 Comparison of fatty acid profiles between strains S7505, S8045,S8197 and S8695 in shake-flask experiment. Fatty Acids Area % StrainsC16:0 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 Total saturates % S7505 12.5 5.6 75.5 4.8 18.9S8045 4.3 2.1 87.3 3.9 7.3 S8197 2.3 2.1 92.3 0.6 4.9 S8695 2.4 1.6 92.70.5 4.5 S8695 1.5 1.5 94.1 0.4 3.6

Generation of Strain S8045:

Strain S8045 is one of the transformants generated from pSZ4769 (FAD25′1-PmHXT1V2-ScarMEL1-PmPGK-PmSAD2-2p-PmKASII-CvNR-PmSAD2-2P-PmSAD2-1-CvNR-FAD23′) transforming high oleic base strain S7505. The sequence of thepSZ4769 transforming DNA is provided below. Relevant restriction sitesin the construct are indicated in lowercase, bold and underlining andare 5′-3′ BspQ 1, Kpn I, Spe I, SnaBI, BamHI, AvrII, SpeI, ClaI, BamHI,SpeI, ClaI, Pad, BspQ I, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and 3′ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences represent FAD2-15′ genomic DNA that permit targeted integration at Fad2-1 locus viahomologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the P.moriformis HXT1 promoter driving the expression of the Saccharomycescarlbergensis MEL1 gene is indicated by boxed text. The initiator ATGand terminator TGA for MEL1 gene are indicated by uppercase, bolditalics while the coding region is indicated in lowercase italics. TheP. moriformis PGK 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by the P. moriformis SAD2-2 promoter, indicated by boxeditalics text. The Initiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the PmKASIIare indicated by uppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of thecoding region is indicated by bold italics. The Chlorella protothecoidesS106 stearoyl-ACP desaturase transit peptide is located betweeninitiator ATG and the Asc I site. The Chlorella vulgaris nitratereductase 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed byanother P. moriformis SAD2-2 promoter, indicated by boxed italics text.The Initiator ATG and terminator TGA codons of the PmSAD2-1 areindicated by uppercase, bold italics, while the remainder of the codingregion is indicated by bold italics. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the FAD2-13′ genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in pSZ4769:(SEQ ID NO: 139) gctcttcgcgaaggtcattttccagaacaacgaccatggcttgtcttagcgatcgctcgaatgactgctagtgagtcgtacgctcgacccagtcgctcgcaggagaacgcggcaactgccgagcttcggcttgccagtcgtgactcgtatgtgatcaggaatcattggcattggtagcattataattcggcttccgcgctgtttatgggcatggcaatgtctcatgcagtcgaccttagtcaaccaattctgggtggccagctccgggcgaccgggctccgtgtcgccgggcaccacctcctgccatgagtaacagggccgccctctcctcccgacgttggcccactgaataccgtgtcttggggccctacatgatgggctgcctagtcgggcgggacgcgcaactgcccgcgcaatctgggacgtggtctgaatcctccaggcgggtttccccgagaaagaaagggtgccgatttcaaagcagagccatgtgccgggccctgtggcctgtgttggcgcctatgtagtcaccccccctcacccaattgtcgccagtttgcgcaatccataaactcaaaactgcagcttctgagctgcgctgttcaagaacacctctggggtttgctcacccgcgaggtcgac

gcgttctacttcctgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggatcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcuctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccuctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggatccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacggcat

tactcttgaggaattgaacctttctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggccaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaaatcgtctcggcagctggaagcgcatggaatgcggagcggagat

acctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgcaacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtgga

ctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggagaattc

cacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatcccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagagctcctcactcagcgcgcctgcgcggggatgcggaacgccgccgccgccttgtcttttgcacgcgcgactccgtcgcttcgcgggtggcacccccattgaaaaaaacctcaattctgtttgtggaagacacggtgtacccccaaccacccacctgcacctctattattggtattattgacgcgggagcgggcgttgtactctacaacgtagcgtctctggttttcagctggctcccaccattgtaaattcttgctaaaatagtgcgtggttatgtgagaggtatggtgtaacagggcgtcagtcatgttggttttcgtgctgatctcgggcacaaggcgtcgtcgacgtgacgtgcccgtgatgagagcaataccgcgctcaaagccgacgcatggcctttactccgcactccaaacgactgtcgctcgtatttttcggatatctattttttaagagcgagcacagcgccgggcatgggcctgaaaggcctcgcggccgtgctcgtggtgggggccgcgagcgcgtggggcatcgcggcagtgcaccaggcgcagacggaggaacgcatggtgagtgcgcatcacaagatgcatgtcttgttgtctgtactataatgctagagcatcaccaggggcttagtcatcgcacctgctttggtcattacagaaattgcacaagggcgtcctccgggatgaggagatgtaccagctcaagctggagcggcttcgagccaagcaggagcgcggcgcatgacgacctacccacatgc gaagagc

Generation of Strain S8197:

Strain S8197 is one of the transformants generated from pSZ5173 (FATA13′::CrTUB2-ScSUC2-CvNR:CrTUB2-HpFAD2-CvNR::FATA1 5′) transforming strainS8045. The sequence of the pSZ5173 transforming DNA is provided below.Relevant restriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,bold and underlining and are 5′-3′ BspQ I, Kpn I, AscI, MfeI, SpeI,SacI, BspQ I, respectively. BspQI sites delimit the 5′ and 3′ ends ofthe transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences represent FATA1 3′genomic DNA that permit targeted integration at FATA1 locus viahomologous recombination.

Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the C. reinhardtii β-tubulinpromoter driving the expression of the yeast sucrose invertase gene isindicated by boxed text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA forinvertase are indicated by uppercase, bold italics while the codingregion is indicated in lowercase italics. The C. vulgaris nitratereductase 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed byanother C. reinhardtii β-tubulin promoter, indicated by boxed italicstext. The hairpin FAD2 cassette is indicated by bold italics. The C.vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlinedtext followed by the FATA1 5′ genomic region indicated by bold,lowercase text.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in pSZ5173:(SEQ ID NO: 140) gctcttcacccaactcagataataccaatacccctccttctcctcctcatccattcagtacccccccccttctcttcccaaagcagcaagcgcgtggcttacagaagaacaatcggcttccgccaaagtcgccgagcactgcccgacggcggcgcgcccagcagcccgcttggccacacaggcaacgaatacattcaatagggggcctcgcagaatggaaggagcggtaaagggtacaggagcactgcgcacaaggggcctgtgcaggagtgactgactgggcgggcagacggcgcaccgcgggcgcaggcaagcagggaagattgaagcggcagggaggaggatgctgattgaggggggcatcgcagtctctcttggacccgggataaggaagcaaatattcggccggttgggttgtgtgtgtgcacgttttcttcttcagagtcgtg

acgagacgtccgaccgccccctggtgcatcttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgcccttgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccttctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggctcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctcctcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccaggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagcgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagcccttcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccacaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccgggaacgccctgggctccgtgaacatga

acactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtcgaaacgttcacagcctagg

atagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgtagagc tcttgttttccagaaggagttgctccttgagcctttcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggacgaaccgaatgctgcgtgaacgggaaggaggaggagaaagagtgagcagggagggattcagaaatgagaaatgagaggtgaaggaacgcatccctatgcccttgcaatggacagtgtttctggccaccgccaccaagacttcgtgtcctctgatcatcatgcgattgattacgttgaatgcgacggccggtcagccccggacctccacgcaccggtgctcctccaggaagatgcgcttgtcctccgccatcttgcagggctcaagctgctcccaaaactcttgggcgggttccggacggacggctaccgcgggtgcggccctgaccgccactgttcggaagcagcggcgctgcatgggcagcggccgctgcggtgcgccacggaccgcatgatccaccggaaaagcgcacgcgctggagcgcgcagaggaccacagagaagcggaagagacgccagtactggcaagcaggctggtcggtgccatggcgcgctactaccctcgctatgactcgggtcctcggccggctggcggtgctgacaattcgtttagtggagcagcgactccattcagctaccagtcgaactcagtggcacagtgactcc gctcttc

Generation of Strain S8695:

Strain S8695 is one of the transformants generated from pSZ5563(6SA::PmLDH1-AtThic-PmHSP90:CrTUB2-ScSUC2-PmPGH-CvNR:PmSAD2-2V2-OeSAD-CvNR::6SB) transforming strainS8197. The sequence of the pSZ5563 transforming DNA is provided below.Relevant restriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,bold and underlining and are 5′-3′ BspQ I, SpeI, KpnI, AscI, MfeI,AvrII, EcoRV, SpeI, AscI, ClaI, SacI, BspQ I, respectively. BspQI sitesdelimit the 5′ and 3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercasesequences represent 6SA genomic DNA that permits targeted integration at6S locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′direction, the P. moriformis LDH1 promoter driving the expression of theArabidopsis thaliana THIC gene is indicated by boxed text. The initiatorATG and terminator TGA for THIC gene are indicated by uppercase, bolditalics while the coding region is indicated in lowercase italics. TheP. moriformis HSP90 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined textfollowed by C. reinhardtii β-tubulin promoter, indicated by boxeditalics text. The initiator ATG and terminator TGA for invertase areindicated by uppercase, bold italics while the coding region isindicated in lowercase italics. The P. moriformis PGH 3′ UTR isindicated by lowercase underlined text followed by a C. vulgaris nitratereductase 3′ UTR, indicated by lowercase underlined text. The P.moriformis SAD2-2 promoter, indicated by boxed italics text, is utilizedto drive the expression of O. europaea SAD gene. The Initiator ATG andterminator TGA codons of the OeSAD are indicated by uppercase, bolditalics, while the remainder of the coding region is indicated by bolditalics. The C. protothecoides S106 stearoyl-ACP desaturase transitpeptide is located between initiator ATG and the Asc I site. The C.vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlinedtext followed by the 6SB genomic region indicated by bold, lowercasetext.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in pSZ5563:(SEQ ID NO: 141) gctcttcgccgccgccactcctgctcgagcgcgcccgcgcgtgcgccgccagcgccttggccttttcgccgcgctcgtgcgcgtcgctgatgtccatcaccaggtccatgaggtctgccttgcgccggctgagccactgcttcgtccgggcggccaagaggagcatgagggaggactcctggtccagggtcctgacgtggtcgcggctctgggagcgggccagcatcatctggctctgccgcaccgaggccgcctccaactggtcctccagcagccgcagtcgccgccgaccctggcagaggaagacaggtgaggggggtatgaattgtacagaacaaccacgagccttgtctaggcagaatccctaccagtcatggctttacctggatgacggcctgcgaacagctgtccagcgaccctcgctgccgccgcttctcccgcacgcttctttccagcaccgtgatggcgcgagccagcgccgcacgctggcgctgcgcttcgccgatctgaggacagtcggggaactctgatcagtctaaacccc

caacaacaagaaccactccgcccgccccaagctgcccaactcctccctgctgcccggcttcgacgtggtggtccaggccgcggccacccgcttcaagaaggagacgacgaccacccgcgccacgctgacgttcgacccccccacgaccaactccgagcgcgccaagcagcgcaagcacaccatcgacccctcctcccccgacttccagcccatcccctccttcgaggagtgcttccccaagtccacgaaggagcacaaggaggtggtgcacgaggagtccggccacgtcctgaaggtgcccttccgccgcgtgcacctgtccggcggcgagcccgccttcgacaactacgacacgtccggcccccagaacgtcaacgcccacatcggcctggcgaagctgcgcaaggagtggatcgaccgccgcgagaagctgggcacgccccgctacacgcagatgtactacgcgaagcagggcatcatcacggaggagatgctgtactgcgcgacgcgcgagaagctggaccccgagttcgtccgctccgaggtcgcgcggggccgcgccatcatcccctccaacaagaagcacctggagctggagcccatgatcgtgggccgcaagttcctggtgaaggtgaacgcgaacatcggcaactccgccgtggcctcctccatcgaggaggaggtctacaaggtgcagtgggccaccatgtggggcgccgacaccatcatggacctgtccacgggccgccacatccacgagacgcgcgagtggatcctgcgcaactccgcggtccccgtgggcaccgtccccatctaccaggcgctggagaaggtggacggcatcgcggagaacctgaactgggaggtgttccgcgagacgctgatcgagcaggccgagcagggcgtggactacttcacgatccacgcgggcgtgctgctgcgctacatccccctgaccgccaagcgcctgacgggcatcgtgtcccgcggcggctccatccacgcgaagtggtgcctggcctaccacaaggagaacttcgcctacgagcactgggacgacatcctggacatctgcaaccagtacgacgtcgccctgtccatcggcgacggcctgcgccccggctccatctacgacgccaacgacacggcccagttcgccgagctgctgacccagggcgagctgacgcgccgcgcgtgggagaaggacgtgcaggtgatgaacgagggccccggccacgtgcccatgcacaagatccccgagaacatgcagaagcagctggagtggtgcaacgaggcgcccttctacaccctgggccccctgacgaccgacatcgcgcccggctacgaccacatcacctccgccatcggcgcggccaacatcggcgccctgggcaccgccctgctgtgctacgtgacgcccaaggagcacctgggcctgcccaaccgcgacgacgtgaaggcgggcgtcatcgcctacaagatcgccgcccacgcggccgacctggccaagcagcacccccacgcccaggcgtgggacgacgcgctgtccaaggcgcgcttcgagttccgctggatggaccagttcgcgctgtccctggaccccatgacggcgatgtccttccacgacgagacgctgcccgcggacggcgcgaaggtcgcccacttctgctccatgtgcggccccaagttctgctccatgaagatcacggaggacatccgcaagtacgccgaggagaacggctacggctccgccgaggaggccatccgccagggcatggacgccatgtccgaggagttcaacatcgccaagaagacg

taacagacgaccttggcaggcgtcgggtagggaggtggtggtgatggcgtctcgatgccatcgcacgcatccaacgaccgtatacgcatcgtccaatgaccgtcggtgtcctctctgcctccgttttgtgagatgtctcaggcttggtgcatcctcgggtggccagccacgttgcgcgtcgtgctgcttgcctctcttgcgcctctgtggtactggaaaatatcatcgaggcccgtttttttgctcccatttcctttccgctacatcttgaaagcaaacgacaaacgaagcagcaagcaaagagcacgaggacggtgaacaagtctgtcacctgtatacatctatttccccgcgggtgcacctactctctctcctgccccggcagagtcagc

caagatcagcgcctccatgacgaacgagacgtccgaccgccccctggtgcacttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgccatgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccuctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggcttcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctcatcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccaggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagccgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagcccttcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccggga

cgcccgcgcggcgcacctgacctgttctctcgagggcgcctgttctgccttgcgaaacaagcccctggagcatgcgtgcatgatcgtctctggcgccccgccgcgcggtttgtcgccctcgcgggcgccgcggccgcgggggcgcattgaaattgttgcaaaccccacctgacagattgagggcccaggcaggaaggcgttgagatggaggtacaggagtcaagtaactgaaagtttttatgataactaacaacaaagggtcgtttctggccagcgaatgacaagaacaagattccacatttccgtgtagaggcttgccatcgaatgtgagcgggcgggccgcggacccgacaaaacccttacgacgtggtaagaaaaacgtggcgggcactgtccctgtagcctgaagaccagcaggagacgatcggaagcatcacagcacaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtcgaaacgttcacagcctagggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagct

ggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagagctcttgttttccagaaggagttgctccttgagcctttcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggttcgaatttaaaagcttggaatgttggttcgtgcgtctggaacaagcccagacttgttgctcactgggaaaaggaccatcagctccaaaaaacttgccgctcaaaccgcgtacctctgctttcgcgcaatctgccctgttgaaatcgccaccacattcatattgtgacgcttgagcagtctgtaattgcctcagaatgtggaatcatctgccccctgtgcgagcccatgccaggcatgtcgcgggcgaggacacccgccactcgtacagcagaccattatgctacctcacaatagttcataacagtgaccatatttctcgaagctccccaacgagcacctccatgctctgagtggccaccccccggccctggtgcttgcggagggcaggtcaaccggcatggggctaccgaaatccccgaccggatcccaccacccccgcgatgggaagaatctctccccgggatgtgggcccaccaccagcacaacctgctggcccaggcgagcgtcaaaccataccacacaaatatccttggcatcggccctgaattccttctgccgctctgctacccggtgcttctgtccgaagcaggggttgctagggatcgctccgagtccgcaaacccttgtcgcgtggcggggcttgttcgagcttgaagagc .

Example 18 Expression of Ketoacyl-CoA Reductase (KCR), Hydroxyacyl-CoAHydratase (HACD) and Enoyl-CoA Reductase (ECR)

In this example, the outcome of expression of Ketoacyl-CoA Reductase(KCR), Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydratase (HACD) and Enoyl-CoA Reductase (ECR),enzymes involved in very long chain fatty acid biosynthesis, in P.moriformis (UTEX 1435) is disclosed. Specifically, we demonstrate thatexpression of heterologous ECR, HACD or KCR genes from our internallyassembled Crambe abyssinica transcriptome in Solazyme erucic strainsS7211 and S7708 (discussed above) results in increases in botheicosenoic (C20:1) and erucic (C22:1) acids. The preparation of S7211and S7708 are discussed in the Examples above.

Higher plants and most other eukaryotes have a highly specializedelongation system for extension of fatty acids beyond C18. Eachelongation reaction condenses two carbons at a time from malonyl-CoA toan acyl group, followed by reduction, dehydration and a final reductionreaction. FAE (or KCS), a membrane bound protein localized in thecytosol, catalyzes the condensation of malonyl-CoA with an acyl group.Additional components of the elongation system have not beencharacterized in greater detail in higher plants. Having previouslydemonstrated the function of a heterologous FAE in P. moroformis(WO2013/158908, incorporated by reference), this example discloses theexpression of heterologous KCR, HACD and ECR enzyme activities instrains already expressing a functional FAE gene. Arabidopsis KCR, HACDand ECR protein sequences were used as baits to mine the correspondingfull-length genes from P. moriformis as well as our internally assembledCrambe abbysinica, Alliaria petiolata, Erysimum allioni, Crambecordifolia and Erysimum golden gem transcriptomes. KCR, HACD and ECRgenes identified from the P. moriformis transcriptome were found to befairly divergent from their higher plant homologs. The sequencealignment of P. moriformis and higher plant KCR, HACD and ECR proteinsequences are shown in FIGS. 3-5. Previously, we identified Crambeabyssinica FAE (KCS) as one of the best heterologous FAEs in our host,and thus we decided to codon optimize and synthesize the KCR, HACD andECR genes from C. abyssinica and express them in S7211 (Crambeabyssinica FAE strain) and S7708 (Lunaria annua FAE strain). Thesequence identities between P. moriformis KCR, HACD and ECR and therespective plant sequences are shown in Tables 100-102 below.

TABLE 100 A thaliana A petiolata E . . . ECR C abyssinica . . . Ccordofolia . . . E allioni ECR P moriformis . . . P moriformis . . . Apetiolata ECR 96.1% 97.4% 97.7% 97.4% 47.6% 47.6% A thaliana ECR 96.1%96.8% 97.1% 97.4% 47.3% 47.3% C abyssinica ECR 97.4% 96.8% 99.7% 98.1%46.9% 46.9% C cordofolia ECR 97.7% 97.1% 99.7% 98.4% 47.3% 47.3% Eallioni ECR 97.4% 97.4% 98.1% 98.4% 48.6% 48.6% P moriformis ECR1 47.6%47.3% 46.9% 47.3% 48.6% 97.0% P moriformis ECR2 47.6% 47.3% 46.9% 47.3%48.6% 97.0%

TABLE 101 A A C C E allioni E petiolata H . . . thaliana H . . .abyssinica . . . cordofolia . . . HACD golden ge . . . E helvetium . . .P moriformis . . . A petiolata 97.3% 94.6% 94.1% 99.1% 99.1%  100% 40.3%HACD A thaliana 97.3% 94.6% 94.1% 96.4% 96.4% 97.3% 40.1% HACD Cabyssinica 94.6% 94.6% 98.6% 93.7% 93.7% 94.6% 40.8% HACD C cordofolia94.1% 94.1% 98.6% 93.2% 93.2% 94.1% 40.8% HACD E allioni 99.1% 96.4%93.7% 93.2% 99.1% 99.1% 40.3% HACD E golden gem 99.1% 96.4% 93.7% 93.2%99.1% 99.1% 39.9% HACD E helvetium  100% 97.3% 94.6% 94.1% 99.1% 99.1%40.3% HACD P moriformis 40.3% 40.1% 40.8% 40.8% 40.3% 39.9% 40.3% HACD1

TABLE 102 A petiolata A thaliana B napus B napus C C E allioni P Z maysK . . . KCR KCR1 KCR2 abyssinica . . . cordofolia . . . KCR moriformis .. . KCR A petiolata 92.1% 86.2% 85.0% 85.6% 85.6% 88.4% 39.9% 54.3% KCRA thaliana 92.1% 89.3% 86.1% 89.4% 86.7% 91.9% 41.0% 53.9% KCR B napus86.2% 89.3% 97.2% 89.7% 90.6% 89.7% 42.4% 55.3% KCR1 B napus 85.0% 88.1%97.2% 89.0% 89.7% 87.0% 42.2% 56.2% KCR2 C abyssinica 85.6% 88.4% 89.7%89.0% 96.6% 90.6% 41.5% 55.3% KCR C cordofolia 85.6% 68.7% 90.6% 89.7%96.6% 91.5% 41.8% 55.9% KCR1 E allioni 88.4% 91.5% 89.7% 87.0% 90.6%91.5% 42.7% 55.0% KCR P moriformis 39.9% 41.0% 42.4% 42.7% 41.5% 41.8%42.7% 41.2% KCR1-1 Z mays 54.3% 53.9% 55.3% 56.2% 55.3% 55.9% 55.0%41.2% KCRConstruct Used for the Expression of the Crambe abyssinica Enoyl-CoAReductase (CrhECR) in Erucic Strains S7211 and S7708—[pSZ5907]

Strains S7211 and S7708, transformed with the construct pSZ5907, weregenerated, which express Sacharomyces carlbergenesis MEL1 gene (allowingfor their selection and growth on medium containing melibiose) and C.abyssinica ECR gene targeted at endogenous PmFAD2-1 genomic region.Construct pSZ5907 introduced for expression in S7211 and S7708 can bewritten as:

-   -   pSZ5907: FAD2-1-1 5′ flank::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:Buffer        DNA:PmSAD2-2v2-CrhECR-CvNR::FAD2-1 3′ flank.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ NdeI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, EcoRI,SpeI, XhoI, SacI and XbaI, respectively. NdeI and XbaI sites delimit the5′ and 3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequencesrepresent genomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at theFAD2-1 locus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1 v2 promoterdriving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene (encoding analpha galactosidase enzyme activity required for catabolic conversion ofMelibise to glucose and galactose, thereby permitting the transformedstrain to grow on melibiose) is indicated by lowercase, boxed text.Uppercase italics indicate the initiator ATG and terminator TGA forMEL1, while the coding region is indicated with lowercase italics. TheP. moriformis Phosphoglucokinase (PGK) gene 3′ UTR is indicated bylowercase underlined text followed by buffer/spacer DNA sequenceindicated by lowercase bold italic text Immediately following the bufferDNA is an endogenous SAD2-2 promoter of P. moriformis, indicated byboxed italicized text. Uppercase, bold italics indicate the InitiatorATG and terminator TGA codons of the CrhECR, while the lowercase italicsindicate the remainder of the gene. The C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text followed by the S3150FAD2-1 genomic region indicated by bold, lowercase text. The finalconstruct was sequenced to ensure correct reading frames and targetingsequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5907:(SEQ ID NO: 142). catatgcggtgtgaaataccgcacagatgcgtaaggagaaaataccgcatcaggcgccattcgccattcaggctgcgcaactgttgggagggcgatcggtgcgggcctcttcgctattacgccagctggcgaaaggggatgtgctgcaaggcgattaagttgggtaacgccagggttttcccagtcacgacgttgtaaaacgacggccagtgaattgatgatgctcttcgcgaaggtcattttccagaacaacgaccatggcttgtcttagcgatcgctcgaatgactgctagtgagtcgtacgctcgacccagtcgctcgcaggagaacgcggcaactgccgagcttcggcttgccagtcgtgactcgtatgtgatcaggaatcattggcattggtagcattataattcggcttccgcgctgtttatgggcatggcaatgtctcatgcagtcgaccttagtcaaccaattctgggtggccagctccgggcgaccgggctccgtgtcgccgggcaccacctcctgccatgagtaacagggccgccctctcctcccgacgttggcccactgaataccgtgtcttggggccctacatgatgggctgcctagtcgggcgggacgcgcaactgcccgcgcaatctgggacgtggtctgaatcctccaggcgggtttccccgagaaagaaagggtgccgatttcaaagcagagccatgtgccgggccctgtggcctgtgttggcgcctatgtagtcaccccccctcacccaattgtcgccagtttgcgcaatccataaactcaaaactgcagcttctgagctgcgctgttcaagaacacctctggggtttg

ctgagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactcttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacggc

tctttcagactttactcttgaggaattgaacctttctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggccaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaa

gtccggcagggaggtgctcaaggcccccctggacctgccggactccgccacggtgcgctgacctccaggaggccttccacaagcgcgcgaagaagttttatcccagccgccagcggctgaccctgccggtggcccccggctccaaggacaagccggtggtgctgaactcgaagaagagcctcaaggagtactgcgacggtaacaccgactcgctcacggtggtgtttaaggacttgggcgcgcaggtctcctaccgcaccctgttcttcttcgagtaactgggccccctgctgatctaccccgtcttctactacttccctgtctataagtacctgggctacggcgaggaccgcgtcatccacccggtgcagacgtatgccatgtactactggtgcttccactacttttaagcgattatggagacgttcttcgtgcaccgcttcagccacgccacctcgcccatcggtaacgtcttccgcaactgcgcctactactggacgttcggcgcctacatcgcttactacgtgaaccaccccctgtacaccccctgtgagcgacttgcagatgaagatcggcttcgggttcggcctcgtgtttcaggtggcgaacttctactgccacatcctgctgaagaatctgcgcgacccgaacggcagcggcggttaccagatcccgcgcggcttcctgttcaacatcgtcacgtgcgcgaactacaccacggagatctaccagtggctcggctttaacatcgccacgcagaccatcgccggctacgtgttcctcgcggtggccgccctgattatgaccaactgggccctcggcaagcactcgcggctccggaagatcttcgacggcaaggacg

cacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaagctgtagagctcctcactcagcgcgcctgcgcggggatgcggaacgccgccgccgccttgtcttttgcacgcgcgactccgtcgcttcgcgggtggcacccccattgaaaaaaacctcaattctgtttgtggaagacacggtgtacccccaaccacccacctgcacctctattattggtattattgacgcgggagcgggcgttgtactctacaacgtagcgtctctggttttcagctggctcccaccattgtaaattcttgctaaaatagtgcgtggttatgtgagaggtatggtgtaacagggcgtcagtcatgttggttttgtgctgatctcgggcacaaggcgtcgtcgacgtgacgtgcccgtgatgagagcaataccgcgctcaaagccgacgcatggcctttactccgcactccaaacgactgtcgctcgtatttttcggatatctattttttaagagcgagcacagcgccgggcatgggcctgaaaggcctcgcggccgtgctcgtggtgggggccgcgagcgcgtggggcatcgcggcagtgcaccaggcgagacggaggaacgcatggtgagtgcgcatcacaagatgcatgtcttgttgtctgtactataatgctagagcatcaccaggggcttagtcatcgcacctgctttggtcattacagaaattgcacaagggcgtcctccgggatgaggagatgtaccagctcaagctggagcggcttcgagccaagcaggagcgcggcgcatgacgacctacccacatgcgaagagcctctagaConstructs Used for the Expression of the Crambe abyssinicaHydroxyacyl-CoA Hydratase (HACD) and Ketoacyl-CoA Reductase (KCR) Genesin S7211 and S7708

In addition to the C. abyssinica KCR targeted at FAD2-1 locus (pSZ5909),C. abyssinica ECR targeted at FAD2-1 locus (pSZ5907) and C. abyssinicaHACD targeted at FAD2-1 locus (pSZ5908) have been constructed forexpression in S7211 and S7708. These constructs can be described as:

-   -   pSZ5908—FAD2-1-1 5′::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:Buffer        DNA:PmSAD2-2v2-CrhHACD-CvNR::FAD2-1 3′    -   pSZ5909—FAD2-1-1 5 ‘::PmHXT1-ScarMEL1-CvNR:Buffer        DNA:PmSAD2-2v2-CrhKCR-CvNR::FAD2-1 3’

Both of these constructs have the same vector backbone; selectablemarker, promoters, and 3′ utr as pSZ5907, except that CrhECR wasreplaced with CrHACD or CrKCR, respectively. Relevant restriction sitesin these constructs are also the same as in pSZ5907. The nucleotidesequences of CrhHACD and CrhKCR are shown below. Relevant restrictionsites, as bold text, are shown 5′-3′ respectively.

CrhHACD gene in pSZ5908: (SEQ ID NO: 143)

ctgtactttgccgtcaagacgctcaaggagtccggccacgagaacgtgtacgacgccgtggagaagcccctccagctggcgcaaaccgccgcggtcctggagatcctccacggcctggtcggcctcgtcaggagcccggtctcggccaccctgccgcagatcgggagccgcctctttctgacctggggcattctgtattccttcccggaggtccagagccactttctggtgacctccctcgtgatcagctggtcgatcacggaaatcatccgctacagcttcttcggcctgaaggaggcgctgggcttcgcgcccagctggcacctgtggctccgctattcgagctttctggtgctctaccccaccggcatcacctccgaggtcggcctcatctacctggccctgccgcacatcaagacgtcggagatgtactccgtccgcatgcccaacaccttgaacttttccttcgactttttctacgccacgattctcgtcctcgcgatctacgtccccggttcgccccacatgtacc

CrhKCR gene in pSZ5909: (SEQ ID NO: 144)

cgacgttctccctcctgaagagcctgtacatctacttcctgcgccccggcaagaacctccgccgctacgggtcctgggccattatcaccggcccgaccgacggcatcggcaaggcctttgcgttccagctggcccacaagggcctgaacctggtgctggtggcgcgcaacccggacaagctgaaggacgtctccgacagcatcaggtccaagcatagcaacgtgcagatcaagacggtgatcatggactttagcggcgacgttgacgacggcgtccgccgcatcaaggagaccatcgaggggctggaggtgggcatcctgatcaacaatgccggcatgtcctacccgtacgcgaagtactttcacgaggtcgacgaggagctcgtcaacggcctcatcaaaatcaacgtcgagggcacgaccaaggtgacccaggccgtgctgccgggcatgctggagcgcaagcgcggcgccatcgtcaacatgggcagcggcgcggccgccctgatcccgtcgtaccccactacagcgtgtatgccggcgcgaagacgtacgtggaccagttcacccggtgcctgcacgtcgagtacaagaagagcggcattgacgtccagtgccaggtcccgctctacgtggccacgaagatgacgaagatccgccgcgcctccacctggtcgcctcccccgagggctacgccaaggccgccctgcggttcgtggggtacgaggcccggtgcaccccctactggccgcacgccctgatgggctacgtcgtctccgccctgccccagtccgtgacgagtcatcaacatcaagcgctgcctgcagatccgcaagaagggcatgctgaaggattcgcgg

Expression of CrhKCR Gene in pSZ5909

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, all the threeconstructs described above were transformed independently into eitherS7211 or S7708. Primary transformants were clonally purified and grownunder standard lipid production conditions at pH7.0. Strains S7211 andS7708 express a FAE, from C. abyssinica or L. annua respectively, underthe control of pH regulated, AMT03 (Ammonium transporter 03) promoter.Thus, both parental (S7211 and S7708) and the resulting KCR, ECR andHACD transformed strains require growth at pH 7.0 to allow for maximalfatty acid elongase (FAE) gene expression. The resulting profiles from aset of representative clones arising from transformations with pSZ5907(D4905), pSZ5908 (D4906) and pSZ5909 (D4907) into S7708 and S7211 areshown in Tables 103-105, respectively. In both S7708 and S7211,expression of CrhECR, CrhHACD or CrhKCR leads to an increase in bothC20:1 and C22:1 content.

TABLE 103 Fatty acid profiles of S7708 and S7211 strains transformedwith D4905 (CrhECR). Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3α C20:1 C22:1 S7708; pH7 49.41 8.89 0.64 2.90 1.53 S7211; pH 7 46.64 11.16 0.79 4.76 1.84S7708; T1379; 43.04 11.15 1.00 3.50 2.71 D4905-9; pH 7 S7708; T1379;52.86 8.21 0.73 3.34 1.95 D4905-35; pH 7 S7708; T1379; 52.75 8.19 0.743.31 1.93 D4905-31; pH 7 S7708; T1379; 52.72 8.18 0.73 3.31 1.89D4905-25; pH 7 S7708; T1379; 47.35 9.45 0.74 3.06 1.83 D4905-10; pH 7S7211; T1380; 47.28 9.20 0.78 5.26 2.06 D4905-4; pH 7 S7211; T1380;47.53 10.42 0.76 4.97 1.91 D4905-3; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 48.36 8.75 0.745.01 1.83 D4905-5; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 47.43 8.52 0.77 4.88 1.75 D4905-1;pH 7

TABLE 104 Fatty acid profiles of S7708 and S7211 strains transformedwith D4906 (CrhHACD) Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3α C20:1 C22:1 S7708; pH7 49.41 8.89 0.64 2.90 1.53 S7211; pH 7 46.64 11.16 0.79 4.76 1.84S7708; T1379; 46.83 8.68 0.65 3.87 2.20 D4906-2; pH 7 S7708; T1379;50.82 6.78 0.60 3.82 2.00 D4906-7; pH 7 S7708; T1379; 47.88 8.64 0.613.56 1.99 D4906-4; pH 7 S7708; T1379; 49.99 6.97 0.64 3.70 1.97 D4906-8;pH 7 S7708; T1379; 49.83 6.96 0.62 3.62 1.91 D4906-11; pH 7 S7211;T1380; 45.58 8.95 0.81 5.87 2.40 D4906-2; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 45.73 8.900.80 5.72 2.28 D4906-1; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 46.91 10.22 0.80 5.02 1.90D4906-3; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 46.68 10.61 0.77 4.77 1.77 D4906-4; pH 7

TABLE 105 Fatty acid profiles of S7708 and S7211 strains transformedwith D4907 (CrhKCR). Sample ID C18:1 C18:2 C18:3α C20:1 C22:1 S7708; pH7 49.41 8.89 0.64 2.90 1.53 S7211; pH 7 46.64 11.16 0.79 4.76 1.84S7708; T1379; 46.11 9.62 0.62 3.93 2.86 D4907-7; pH 7 S7708; T1379;47.52 9.09 0.62 4.07 2.60 D4907-6; pH 7 S7708; T1379; 49.27 6.82 0.624.15 2.57 D4907-2; pH 7 S7708; T1379; 49.45 6.75 0.59 4.08 2.47 D4907-4;pH 7 S7708; T1379; 48.05 8.99 0.62 3.81 2.32 D4907-9; pH 7 S7211; T1380;45.61 8.94 0.85 5.91 2.66 D4907-7; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 46.73 8.71 0.795.90 2.46 D4907-6; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 44.94 10.98 0.81 5.49 2.44D4907-3; pH 7 S7211; T1380; 47.54 8.73 0.75 5.85 2.42 D4907-2; pH 7S7211; T1380; 46.58 9.11 0.76 5.76 2.41 D4907-4; pH 7

Example 19 Expression of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (ACCase)

In this example, we demonstrate that upregulating cytosolic homomericAcetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) in erucic strains S7708 and S8414results in a three or more fold increase in C22:1 content in theresulting transgenic strains. S7708 is a strain that expresses a Lunariaannua fatty acid elongase as discussed above and prepared according toco-owned WO2013/158938. Strain S8414 is an isolate that expresses aCrambe hispanica fatty acid elongase/3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (FAE/KCS)and is recombinantly identical to S7211 (Example 10). Extension of fattyacids beyond C18, in microalgae, requires the coordinated action of fourkey cytosolic/ER enzymes—a Ketoacyl Co-A synthase (KCS aka fatty acidelongase, FAE), a Ketoacyl-CoA Reductase (KCR), a Hydroxyacyl-CoAHydratase (HACD) and an Enoyl-CoA Reductase (ECR). Each elongationreaction condenses two carbons at a time from malonyl-CoA to an acylgroup, followed by reduction, dehydration and a final reductionreaction. KCS (or FAE) catalyzes the condensation of malonyl-CoA with anacyl primer. Malonyl-CoA is generated through irreversible carboxylationof cytosolic acetyl-CoA by the action of multidomain cytosolic homomericACCase. For efficient and sustained fatty acid elongation,unavailability of ample malonyl-CoA can become a bottleneck. In themicroalgal cell, malonyl-CoA is also used for the production offalvonoids, anthocyanins, malonated D-aminoacids and malonyl-aminocyclopropane-carboxylic acid, which further decreases its availabilityfor fatty acid elongation. Using a bioinformatics approach we identifiedboth alleles for ACCase in P. moriformis. PmACCase1-1 encodes a 2250amino acid protein while PmACCase1-2 encodes a 2540 amino acid protein.The pairwise protein alignment of PmACCase1-1 and PmACCase1-2 is shownin FIGS. 6A and 6B. Given the large size of the protein we decided tohijack the endogenous ACCAse promoter with our strong pH regulatableAmmonia transport 3 (PmAMT03) promoter in S7708 and S8414. The “promoterhijack” was accomplished by inserting the AMT03 promoter between theendogenous PmACCCase1-1 or PmACCase 1-2 promoter and the initiationcodon of the PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 protein in both S7708 and S8414,thus disrupting the endogenous promoter and replacing it with thePrototheca moriformis AMT03 promoter. This results in the expression theP. moriformis ACCase driven by the AMT03 promoter rather than theendogenous promoter. In S7708 transgenics both the LaFAE and thehijacked ACCase are driven by AMT03 promoter. The AMT03 promoter is apromoter that drives expression at pH 7 and at pH 5 expression isminimal. In S8414 the CrhFAE is driven by the PmSAD2-2v2 promoter, whichis not a pH regulated promoter, and thus the effect of PmACCase can beeasily monitored by running the lipid assays at either pH7. The aminoacid alignment of P. moriformis ACCase1-1 and P. moriformis ACCase 1-2is shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. The sequence identity between P. moriformisACCase 1-1 and a-2 is 92.3%.

Construct Used for the Upregulation of P. Moriformis Acetyl-CoACarboxylase (PmACCase) in Erucic Strain and S7708 is pSZ5391.

Strain S7708, transformed with the construct pSZ5391, was generated,which expresses Sacharomyces carlbergenesis MEL1 gene (allowing fortheir selection and growth on medium containing melibiose) andupregulated P. morformis ACCase driven by a PmAMT03 promoter. ConstructpSZ5391 introduced for expression in S7708 can be written as:

PmACCase1-1::PmHXT1v2-ScarMEL1-PmPGK:BDNA:PmAMT03::PmACCase1-1.

The sequence of the transforming DNA is provided below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ BsaBI, KpnI, SpeI, SnaBI, BamHI,EcoRI, SpeI and SbfI respectively. BasBI and SbfI sites delimit the 5′and 3′ ends of the transforming DNA. Bold, lowercase sequences representgenomic DNA from S3150 that permit targeted integration at the ACCaselocus via homologous recombination. Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′direction, the endogenous P. moriformis Hexose Transporter 1 v2 promoterdriving the expression of the S. carlbergenesis MEL1 gene (encoding analpha galactosidase enzyme activity required for catabolic conversion ofMeliobise to glucose and galactose, thereby permitting the transformedstrain to grow on melibiose) is indicated by lowercase, boxed text.Uppercase italics indicate the initiator ATG and terminator TGA forMEL1, while the coding region is indicated with lowercase italics. TheP. moriformis Phosphoglucokinase (PGK) gene 3′ UTR is indicated bylowercase underlined text followed by buffer/spacer DNA sequenceindicated by lowercase bold italic text. Immediately following thebuffer DNA is an endogenous AMT03 promoter of P. moriformis, indicatedby boxed lowercase text followed by the PmACCCase1-1 genomic regionindicated by bold, lowercase text. Uppercase, bold italics indicate theInitiator ATG of the endogenous PmACCase1-1 gene targeted forupregulation by preceding PmAMT03 promoter. The final construct wassequenced to ensure correct reading frames and targeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ5391transformed into S7708: (SEQ ID NO: 145) gatttctatcatcaagtttctcatatgtttcacgcgttgctcacaacaccggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgtttttacaccttgccagagcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctcatctctctcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagtcagtacactacatgcacagccgtttgctcctgcgccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaacccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagttagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacagggtcatcaagcgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctgggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtctgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaacccctttgcgcgagccctgacattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgtcatttaattgatttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtctccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcggtctcggctatctgaagcccattac

ATGttcgcgttctacttcctgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgtttggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccagaacaagacgggccgccccatatctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgaccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtaggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccaggaggagatcttatcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagagacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccc

ttctgaccggcgctgatgtggcgcggacgccgtcgtactcatcagacatactcttgaggaattgaaccatctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggccaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaaatcgtctcggcagctggaagcgcatggaatgcggagcggagatcgaat

ccccggaagccccgttcgacagcgagggttcctcgctggcgcccgacaatgggtccagcaagcccaccaagctgagctccacccggtccttgctgtccatctcctaccgggagctctcgcgttccaagtgcgtgcaggggcgggggcaccttttgttggtgttgtttgggcgggcctcagcactggggtggaggaagaatgcgtgagtgtgcttgcacacctcggcggtttaagatgtaatgcgccaatttcttgctgatgcattcctagacacaaagagtctctcattcgagtctcatcgcggttgtgcgctcctcactccgtgcagccagcagtcgcggtcgttcacttcgcggggggtgccagggaggacggacgtttcggatgagctggagcgccgcatcctcgagtggcagggcgatcgcgccatccacaggtcggttgggtgggaaagggggggcgttggggtcaggtcagaagtcgtgaagttacaggcctgcatttgcacatcctgcgcgcgcctctggccgcttgtcttaagacccttgcactcgcttcctcatgaacccccatgaactccctcctgcaccccacagcgtgctggtggccaacaacggtctggcggcggtcaagttcatccggtcgatccggtcgtggtcgtacaagacgtttgggaacgagcgtgcggtgaagctgatcgcgatggcgacgcccgaggacatgcgcgcggacgcggagcacatccgcatggcggaccagtttgtggaggtccccggcggcaagaacgtgcagaactacgccaacgtgggcctgatcacctcggtggcggtgcgcaccggggtggacgcggtg cctgcagg .

In addition to pSZ5931 described above, constructs hijacking PmACCase1-2promoter with PmAMT03 for transformation into S7708 or S8414 have alsobeen constructed. These constructs are described as:

pSZ5932—PmACCase1-2::PmHXT1v2-ScarMEL1-PmPGK-BDNA:BDNA:PmAMT03::PmACCase1-2

pSZ6106—PmACCase1-1::PmLDH1v2p-AtTHIC(L337M)-PmHSP90-BDNA:PmAMT03::PmACCase1-1

pSZ6107—PmACCase1-2::PmLDH1v2p-AtTHIC(L337M)-PmHSP90-BDNA:PmAMT03::PmACCase1-2

pSZ5932 has the same vector backbone; selectable marker, promoters, and3′ utr as pSZ5931, differing only in PmACCase flanks used forintegration. While pSZ5931 is targeted to PmACCase1-1, pSZ5932 istargeted to PmACCase1-2 genomic locus. Nucleotide sequences ofPmACCase1-2 5′ flank and PmACCase1-2 3′ flank and are shown below.Relevant restriction sites as underlined bold text are shown 5′-3′respectively.

Nucleotide sequence of PmACCase 5′ flank containedin plasmid pSZ5392 and pSZ6107 transformed intoS7708 and S8414, respectively: (SEQ ID NO: 146)Gattcatatcatcaaatttcgcatatgtttcacgagttgctcacaacatcggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgtttttacaccttgccagggcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctcatctctttcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagccagtacattacatgcacagccatttgctcctgcaccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaccccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagtcagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacaaggtcatcaaacgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtctgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaaccccttttcgcgagccctggcattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgccatttaattgttttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtctccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcagtctcggctatctgaagcccgttaccagacactttggccggctgattccaggcagccgtgtactcttgcgc agtcggtacc.Nucleotide sequence of PmACCase 3′ flank containedin plasmid pSZ5392 and pSZ6107 transformed intoS7708 and S8414, respectively: (SEQ ID NO: 147) actagtATGacggtggccaatcccccggaagccccgttcgacagcgagggttcctcgctggcgcccgacaatgggtccagcaagcccaccaagctgagctccacccggtccctgctgtccatctcctaccgggagctctcgcgttccaagtgcgtacaggggcgagggcaccttttgttggtgttgtttgggcgggcctcggtactgggaggaggaggaatgcgtgcacacctctgcggttttagatgcaatgcgacaagtgcctgctgatgcattttctagacatgaagcatctcgtattcgagtctcaacgcgggtgtgcgctcctcactccgtgcagccagcagtcgcggtcgttcacttcgcggggggtgccagggaggacggacgtttcggatgagctggagcgccgcatcctcgagtggcagggcgatcgcgccatccacaggtcggttgggtgggaaagggggagtaccggggtcaggtcagaagtcgtgcatttacaggcatgcatctgcacatcgtgcgcacgcgcacgtctttggccgcttgtctcaagactcttgcactcgtttcctcatgcaccataatcaattccctcccccctcgcaaactcacagcgtgctggtggccaacaacggtctggcggcggtcaagttcatccggtcgatccggtcgtggtcgtacaagacgtttgggaacgagcgcgcggtgaagctgattgcgatggcgacgcccgagggcatgcgcgcggacgcggagcacatccgcatggcggaccagtttgtggaggtccccggcggcaagaacgtgcagaactacgccaacgtgggcctgatcacctcggtggcggtgcgcaccggggtggacgcggtgcctgcagg.

pSZ6106 is identical to pSZ5931, while pSZ6107 is identical to pSZ5932except for the selectable marker module. While both pSZ5931 and pSZ5932use S. carlbergensis MEL1 driven by PmHXT1v2 promoter and PmPGK as 3′UTR as a selectable marker module, pSZ5073 and pSZ5074 uses Arabidopsisthaliana THiC driven by pmLDH1 promoter and PmHSP90 3′ UTR instead.Nucleotide sequence of the PmLDH1 promoter, AtThiC gene and PmHSP90 3′UTR contained in pSZ6106 and pSZ6107 is shown below.

Nucleotide sequence of PmLDH1 promoter (boxed lowercase text), CpSAD transitpeptide (underlined lowercase text) and AtThiC-L337M (lowercase italic text) gene with andPmHSP90 3'UTR (lowercase text) contained in pSZ6106 and pSZ6107 transformed intoS8414. Rcstriction sites in 5′ -3′direction shown in bold underlined text are KpnI, NheI,AscI, SnaBI and BamHI, respectively: (SEQ ID NO: 148)

ctccgggccccggcgcccagcgaggcccctccccgtgcgcg ggcgcgccgtccaggccgcggccacccgcttcaagaaggagacgacgaccacccgcgccacgctgacgttcgacccccccacgaccaactccgagcgcgccaagcagcgcaagcacaccatcgacccctcctcccccgacttccagcccatcccctccttcgaggagtgcttccccaagtccacgaaggagcacaaggaggtggtgcacgaggagtccggccacgtcctgaaggtgcccttccgccgcgtgcacctgtccggcggcgagcccgccttcgacaactacgacacgtccggcccccagaacgtcaacgcccacatcggcctggcgaagctgcgcaaggagtggatcgaccgccgcgagaagctgggcacgccccgctacacgcagatgtactacgcgaagcagggcatcatcacggaggagatgctactgcgcgacgcgcgagaagctggaccccgagttcgtccgctccgaggtcgcgcggggccgcgccatcatcccctccaacaagaagcacctggagctggagcccatgatcgtgggccgcaagttcctggtgaaggtgaacgcgaacatcggcaactccgccgtggcctcctccatcgaggaggaggtctacaaggtgcagtgggccaccatgtggggcgccgacaccatcatggacctgtccacgggccgccacatccacgagacgcgcgagtggatcctgcgcaactccgcggtccccgtgggcaccgtccccatctaccaggcgctggagaaggtggacggcatcgcggagaacctgaactgggaggtgttccgcgagacgctgatcgagcaggccgagcagggcgtggactacttcacgatccacgcgggcgtgctgctgcgctacatccccctgaccgccaagcgcatgacgggcatcgtgtcccgcggcggctccatccacgcgaagtggtgcctggcctaccacaaggagaacttcgcctacgagcactgggacgacatcctggacatctgcaaccagtacgacgtcgccctgtccatcggcgacggcctgcgccccggctccatctacgacgccaacgacacggcccagttcgccgagctgctgacccagggcgagctgacgcgccgcgcgtgggagaaggacgtgcaggtgatgaacgagggccccggccacgtgcccatgcacaagatccccgagaacatgcagaagcagctggagtggtgcaacgaggcgcccttctacaccctgggccccctgacgaccgacatcgcgcccggctacgaccacatcacctccgccatcggcgcggccaacatcggcgccctgggcaccgccctgctgtgctacgtgacgcccaaggagcacctgggcctgcccaaccgcgacgacgtgaaggcgggcgtcatcgcctacaagatcgccgcccacgcggccgacctggccaagcagcacccccacgcccaggcgtgggacgacgcgctgtccaaggcgcgcttcgagttccgctggatggaccagttcgcgctgtccctggaccccatgacggcgatgtccttccacgacgagacgctgcccgcggacggcgcgaaggtcgcccacttctgctccatgtgcggccccaagttctgctccatgaagatcacggaggacatccgcaagtacgccgaggagaacggctacggctccgccgaggaggccatccgccagggcatggacgccatgtccgaggagttcaacatcgccaagaagacgatctccggcgagcagcacggcgaggtcggcg

ggtagggaggtggtggtgatggcgtctcgatgccatcgcacgcatccaacgaccgtatacgcatcgtccaatgaccgtcggtgtcctctctgcctccgttttgtgagatgtctcaggcttggtgcatcctcgggtggccagccacgttgcgcgtcgtgctgcttgcctctcttgcgcctctgtggtactggaaaatatcatcgaggcccgatattgctcccataccatccgctacatcttgaaagcaaacgacaaacgaagcagcaagcaaagagcacgaggacggtgaacaagtctgtcacctgtatacatctatttccccgcgggtgcacctactctctctcctgccccggcagagtcagctgccttacgtgac ggatcc .

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S7708 (pSZ5391;D4383 and pSZ5392; D4384) or S8414 (pSZ6106; D5073 and pSZ6107; D5074).Primary transformants were clonally purified and grown under standardlipid production conditions at pH7.0. pH 7 was chosen to allow formaximal expression of PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 genes being upregulatedby our pH regulated AMT03 (Ammonium transporter 03) promoter. Theresulting profiles from a set of representative clones arising fromtransformations with pSZ5391 (D4383), pSZ5392 (D4384), pSZ6106 (D5073)and pSZ6107 (D5074) and shown in Tables 106-110 below.

TABLE 106 Fatty acid profiles of representative S7708 and strainstransformed with D4383 (pSZ5391 - PmAccase1-1 upregulation). Fatty acidprofile Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3α C20:1 C22:1 S7708; pH 7 1.7750.47 7.93 0.67 2.97 1.53 S7708; T1215; 1.02 32.85 14.68 1.87 4.44 7.61D4383-1; pH 7 S7708; T1215; 1.64 51.32 8.34 0.73 3.01 1.70 D4383-10; pH7 S7708; T1215; 1.47 41.77 9.57 1.10 2.48 1.46 D4383-6; pH 7 S7708;T1215; 1.61 51.17 8.01 0.70 2.43 1.35 D4383-3; pH 7 S7708; T1215; 1.6150.99 8.33 0.65 2.36 1.33 D4383-2; pH 7

TABLE 107 Primary Fatty acid profiles of representative S7708 andstrains transformed with D4383 (pSZ5392 - PmAccase1-2 upregulation)Fatty acid profile Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3α C20:1 C22:1 S7708;pH 7 1.74 50.39 7.93 0.68 3.02 1.54 S7708; T1215; 1.08 34.60 14.27 1.694.28 6.71 D4384-1; pH 7 S7708; T1215; 1.60 51.06 8.15 0.67 3.02 1.70D4384-7; pH 7 S7708; T1215; 1.59 50.49 8.33 0.67 3.02 1.60 D4384-2; pH 7S7708; T1215; 1.72 51.48 7.96 0.70 2.78 1.51 D4384-4; pH 7 S7708; T1215;1.63 51.56 7.98 0.64 2.95 1.50 D4384-5; pH 7

D4383-1 (7.61% C22:1) and D4384-1 (6.71% C22:1) showed more than a 3fold increase in C22:1 levels over the parent S7708. Both the strainswere subsequently found to have stable phenotypes. D5073-45 (13.61%C22:1) and D5074-15 (9.62% C22:1) showed 2.95 and 2.11 fold increases inC22:1 levels over the parent S8414 (4.60% C22:1). Selected S8414 linestransformed with either D5073 or D5074 were run at pH5 and pH7 toregulate the PmAMT03 driven PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 gene expression(table 110). Shutting down the PmACCAse1-1 or PmACCase1-2 at pH5.0 ledto near parental levels of C22:1 in all the selected lines, confirmingthe positive impact of PmACCase upregulation on very long chain fattyacid biosynthesis in our host. These results conclusively demonstratethat increasing the Malonyl-CoA via upregulation of PmACCase1-1 orPmACCase1-2 results in significant increase in the very long chain fattyacid biosynthesis in P. moriformis expressing a heterologous fatty acidelongase. pH5/pH7 experiments cannot be performed on S7708 derivedtransformants since the heterologous LaFAE in parent S7708 is alsodriven by PmAMT03 and running the lines at pH5.0 would lead to shuttingoff of the elongase as well.

TABLE 108 Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 and strainstransformed with D5073 (pSZ6106 - PmAccase1-1 upregulation). Fatty acidprofile Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3α C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.36 38.9511.90 0.88 7.50 4.60 S8414; T1435; 1.16 24.00 13.24 2.09 8.42 13.61D5073-45 S8414; T1435; 0.90 29.65 16.64 1.05 9.09 9.63 D5073-8 S8414;T1435; 0.83 29.14 15.64 1.42 7.25 9.48 D5073-24 S8414; T1435; 0.88 35.2616.57 0.47 11.02 9.26 D5073-44 S8414; T1435; 1.02 35.12 13.82 1.06 7.977.31 D5073-21

TABLE 109 Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 and strainstransformed with D5074 (pSZ6107 - PmAccase1-2 upregulation). Fatty acidprofile Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3α C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.36 38.9511.90 0.88 7.50 4.60 S8414; T1435; 1.22 36.19 12.60 0.86 9.56 9.62D5074-15 S8414; T1435; 1.11 33.08 13.33 1.11 8.51 8.12 D5074-1 S8414;T1435; 1.06 32.72 13.40 1.16 7.84 7.75 D5074-9 S8414; T1435; 1.12 34.1313.01 1.01 8.49 7.53 D5074-2 S8414; T1435; 0.86 31.63 13.51 0.80 5.906.95 D5074-10

TABLE 110 Fatty acid profiles of selected S8414 strains transformed withD5073 and D5074 run at pH 5 and pH 7. Fatty acid profile Sample ID C18:0C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:1 S7485; pH 5 3.84 50.91 5.41 0.49 0.070.00 S7485; pH 7 4.24 45.95 5.56 0.61 0.05 0.00 S8414; pH 5 1.62 47.709.36 0.59 6.36 2.57 S8414; pH 7 1.40 38.78 11.50 0.84 7.79 4.75 S8414;T1435; 0.93 43.04 13.65 0.97 6.33 3.18 D5073-8; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 0.9030.19 16.45 1.10 9.11 9.46 D5073-8; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.32 34.54 10.861.44 8.74 6.36 D5073-45; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.22 25.44 12.81 1.99 9.0213.08 D5073-45; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.37 44.32 10.57 0.76 7.40 3.76D5074-1; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.16 34.05 12.92 1.09 8.56 7.19 D5074-1; pH7 S8414; T1435; 1.32 46.03 9.79 0.62 8.68 4.34 D5074-15; pH 5 S8414;T1435; 1.25 36.95 12.58 0.88 9.58 8.95 D5074-15; pH 7

Example 20 Expression of 3-Ketoacyl-CoA Reductase (KCR), Enoyl-CoAReductase (ECR), Hydroxyacyl-CoA Hydratase (HACD), and Acetyl-CoACarboxylase (ACCase)

In this example, we report the outcome of co-expression of Ketoacyl-CoAReductase (KCR) and Enoyl-CoA Reductase (ECR) or Hydroxyacyl-CoADehydratase (HACD) enzymes involved in very long chain fatty acidbiosynthesis, in P. moriformis (UTEX 1435). Simultaneously we alsoupregulated the endogenous cytosolic homomeric Acetyl-CoA carboxylase(ACCase) by hijacking the promoter of either PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2and replacing it with PmAMT03 promoter. Our results demonstrate thatcombining the heterologous KCR and ECR or HACD activities withup-regulated endogenous ACCase activity in S8414 and S8242 results in asignificant increase (more than 4-fold) in C22:1 levels in the resultingtransgenic lines. S8414 is described above. S8242 was generated byexpressing Limnanthes douglasii LPAAT in S7708 as discussed in Example10.

Crambe abyssinica fatty acid elongase (CrhFAE) is a very active FAE inPrototheca. We codon optimized and synthesized nucleic acids encodingCrhKCR, CrhHACD and CrhECR and expressed them in S7211 (CrhFAE strain)and S7708 (Lunaria annua FAE strain). The codon-optimized genes werecloned into appropriate expression vectors and transformed into bothS7708 and S7211. Expression of each of the partner genes in both S7708and S7211 resulted in improved VLCFA biosynthesis. The increase in C22:1was between 1.2 to 1.9 fold over the parent strains. Further, wedisclosed above that we increased the availability of malonyl-CoA byupregulation of endogenous PmACCase and this led to significantincreases the long chain fatty acid biosynthesis in a strain alreadyexpressing a FAE (3 or more fold increase in C22:1 in S7708 and S8414backgrounds). To further increase VLCFA biosynthesis we performed thefollowing: Combine KCR, ECR and HACD activities with upregulatedPmACCase in a strain already expressing a FAE (S8414) to maximize theVLCFA biosynthesis; and Expression of above activities in a strain likeS8242 further increased VLCFA biosynthesis since in addition to a FAEactivity, S8242 also expresses an erucic acid preferring LPAAT fromLimnanthes douglasii (LimdLPAAT).

We made constructs to co-express CrhKCR (driven by either PmACPP1 orPmG3PDH promoter) along with CrhECR or CrhHACD (driven by PmG3PDH orPmACPP1 promoters) in S8414 (3.3% C22:1; PmSAD2-2v2-CrhFAE-PmHSP90) andS8242 (5-7% C22:1; PmAMT03-LaFAE-CvNR and PmSAD2-2v2-LimdLPAAT-CvNR)strains. The constructs were targeted to PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 lociwhile simultaneously hijacking the promoter of the endogenousPmACCase1-1 or PmACCAse1-2 with the pH regulatable Ammonia transport 3(PmAMT03) promoter. The “promoter hijack” was accomplished by insertingthe PmAMT03 promoter between the endogenous PmACCCase1-1 or PmACCase 1-2promoter and the initiation codon of the PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 genein both S8414 and S8242.

Construct Used for the Coexpression of ECR and KCR while SimultaneouslyUp Regulating P. Moriformis Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (PmACCase) in ErucicStrains S8414 and S8242—[pSZpSZ6114)

S8414 and S8242 strains were transformed with the construct pSZ6114,which expresses a mutant version (L337M) of Arabidopsis thaliana ThiCgene driven by PmLDH1v2 promoter (allowing for their selection andgrowth on medium without thiamine), CrhECR driven by PmACPP1 promoter,CrhKCR driven by PmG3PDH promoter and endogenous P. morformis ACCasedriven by PmAMT03 promoter (promoter hijack). Construct pSZ5391 isdescribed above. Construct pSZ6114 for expression in S8414 and S8242 canbe written as:

-   -   PmACCase 1-1        PmLDH1v2p-AtTHIC(L337M):PmHSP90:BDNA:PmACPP1-CrhECR-CvNR:PmG3        PDH-CrhKCRCvNR:PmAMT03::PmACCase1-1.

The sequence of transforming DNA (pSZ6114) is provided below. Relevantrestriction sites in the construct are indicated in lowercase,underlined bold, and are from 5′-3′ NdeI, KpnI, NcoI, SnaBI, BamHI,EcoRI, SpeI, XhoI, XbaI, SpeI, XhoI, EcoRV, SpeI and SbfI respectively.NdeI and AseI sites delimit the 5′ and 3′ ends of the transforming DNA.Bold, lowercase sequences represent genomic DNA from S3150 that permittargeted integration at the ACCase locus via homologous recombination.Proceeding in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the endogenous P. moriformislactate dehydrogenase (LDH) promoter driving the expression of theArabidopsis thaliana THiC is indicated by lowercase, boxed text.Uppercase italics indicate the initiator ATG and terminator TGA forAtThiC, while the coding region is indicated with lowercase italics. TheP. moriformis heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) gene 3′ UTR is indicated bylowercase underlined text followed by buffer/spacer DNA sequenceindicated by lowercase bold italic text Immediately following the bufferDNA is an endogenous Acyl Carrier protein (ACPP1) promoter of P.moriformis, indicated by boxed lowercase text. Uppercase italicsindicate the initiator ATG and terminator TGA for C. abyssinicaenoyl-CoA reductase (CrhECR) gene while the coding region is indicatedwith lowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase (CvNR)gene 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercase underlined text immediatelyfollowed by endogenous G3PDH promoter indicated by lower case boxedtext. Uppercase italics indicate the initiator ATG and terminator TGAfor C. abyssinica Ketoacyl-CoA reductase (CrhKCR) gene while the codingregion is indicated with lowercase italics. The Chlorella vulgarisnitrate reductase (CvNR) gene 3′ UTR is indicated by lowercaseunderlined text Immediately following the CvNR 3 UTR is an endogenousAMT03 promoter of P. moriformis, indicated by boxed lowercase textfollowed by the PmACCCase1-1 genomic region indicated by bold, lowercasetext. Uppercase, bold italics indicate the Initiator ATG of theendogenous PmACCase1-1 gene targeted for upregulation by precedingPmAMT03 promoter. The final construct was sequenced to ensure correctreading frames and targeting sequences.

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in plasmid pSZ6114transformed into S8414 and S8242: (SEQ ID NO: 149) catatgtttcacgcgttgctcacaacaccggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgtttttacaccttgccagagcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctcatctctctcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagtcagtacactacatgcacagccgtttgctcctgcgccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaacccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagttagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacagggtcatcaagcgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctgggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtctgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaacccctttgcgcgagccctgacattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgtcatttaattgatttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtctccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcggtctcggctatctgaagcccattacccgacactttggccggctg

ccgctgcggcgacctgcgtcgctcggcgggctccgggccccggcgcccagcgaggcccctccccgtgcgcgggcgcgccgtccaggccgcggccacccgcttcaagaaggagacgacgaccacccgcgccacgctgacgttcgacccccccacgaccaactccgagcgcgccaagcagcgcaagcacaccatcgacccctcctcccccgacttccagcccatcccctccttcgaggagtgcttccccaagtccacgaaggagcacaaggaggtggtgcacgaggagtccggccacgtcctgaaggtgcccttccgccgcgtgcacctgtccggcggcgagcccgccttcgacaactacgacacgtccggcccccagaacgtcaacgcccacatcggcctggcgaagctgcgcaaggagtggatcgaccgccgcgagaagctgggcacgccccgctacacgcagatgtactacgcgaagcagggcatcatcacggaggagatgctgtactgcgcgacgcgcgagaagctggaccccgagttcgtccgctccgaggtcgcgcggggccgcgccatcatcccctccaacaagaagcacctggagctggagcccatgatcgtgggccgcaagttcctggtgaaggtgaacgcgaacatcggcaactccgccgtggcctcctccatcgaggaggaggtctacaaggtgcagtgggccaccatgtggggcgccgacaccatcatggacctgtccacgggccgccacatccacgagacgcgcgagtggatcctgcgcaactccgcggtccccgtgggcaccgtccccatctaccaggcgctggagaaggtggacggcatcgcggagaacctgaactgggaggtgttccgcgagacgctgatcgagcaggccgagcagggcgtggactacttcacgatccacgcgggcgtgctgctgcgctacatccccctgaccgccaagcgcatgacgggcatcgtgtcccgcggcggctccatccacgcgaagtggtgcctggcctaccacaaggagaacttcgcctacgagcactgggacgacatcctggacatctgcaaccagtacgacgtcgccctgtccatcggcgacggcctgcgccccggctccatctacgacgccaacgacacggcccagttcgccgagctgctgacccagggcgagctgacgcgccgcgcgtgggagaaggacgtgcaggtgatgaacgagggccccggccacgtgcccatgcacaagatccccgagaacatgcagaagcagctggagtggtgcaacgaggcgccatctacaccctgggccccctgacgaccgacatcgcgcccggctacgaccacatcacctccgccatcggcgcggccaacatcggcgccctgggcaccgccctgctgtgctacgtgacgcccaaggagcacctgggcctgcccaaccgcgacgacgtgaaggcgggcgtcatcgcctacaagatcgccgcccacgcggccgacctggccaagcagcacccccacgcccaggcgtgggacgacgcgctgtccaaggcgcgcttcgagttccgctggatggaccagttcgcgctgtccctggaccccatgacggcgatgtccttccacgacgagacgctgcccgcggacggcgcgaaggtcgcccacttctgctccatgtgcggccccaagttctgctccatgaagatcacggaggacatccgcaagtacgccgaggagaacggctacggctccgccgaggaggccatccgccagggcatggacgccatgtccgaggagttcaacatcgccaagaagacgat

attacgtaacagacgaccaggcaggcgtcgggtagggaggtggtggtgatggcgtctcgatgccatcgcacgcatccaacgaccgtatacgcatcgtccaatgaccgtcggtgtcctctctgcctccgttttgtgagatgtctcaggcttggtgcatcctcgggtggccagccacgttgcgcgtcgtgctgcttgcctctcttgcgcctctgtggtactggaaaatatcatcgaggcccgtttttttgctcccatttcctttccgctacatcttgaaagcaaacgacaaacgaagcagcaagcaaagagcacgaggacggtgaacaagtctgtcacctgtatacatctatttccccgcgggtgcacctactctctctcctgccccggcagagtcagctgccttacgtgacggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtdcgcctagtcgcacctcagcmgcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtcgaaacg

cggtggtgagcaggtccggcagggaggtgacaaggcccccaggacctgccggactccgccacggtcgctgacctccaggaggccttccacaagcgcgaagaagttttatcccagccgccagcggctgaccagccggtggcccccggaccaaggacaagccggtggtgctgaactcgaagaagagcctcaaggagtactgcgacggtaacaccgactcgctcacggtggtgtttaaggacttgggcgcgcaggtacctaccgcaccagttcttatcgagtacctgggccccctgctgatctaccccgtatctactacttccagtctataagtacctgggctacggcgaggaccgcgtcatccacccggtgcagacgtatgccatgtactactggtgatccactactttaagcgcattatggagacgttcttcgtgcaccgatcagccacgccacctcgcccatcggtaacgtatccgcaactmcctactactggacgttcggcgcctacatcgcttactacgtgaaccaccccctgtacacccccgtgagcgacttgcagatgaagatcggcttcgggttcggcctcgtgtttcaggtggcgaacttctactgccacatcctgctgaagaatctgcgcgacccgaacggcagcggcggttaccagatcccgcgcggcttcctgttcaacatcgtcacgtgcgcgaactacaccacggagatctaccagtggctcggattaacatcgccacgcagaccatcgccggctacgtgttcctcgcggtggccgccagattatgaccaactgggccacggcaagcactcgcggaccggaagatct

agctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgagccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatcccatccctcgatcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacggg

gacgttctccctcctgaagagcctgtacatctacttcctgcgccccggcaagaacctccgccgctacgggtcctgggccattatcaccggcccgaccgacggcatcggcaaggcctttgcgttccagaggcccacaagggcctgaacctggtgctggtggcgcgcaacccggacaagagaaggacgtaccgacagcatcaggtccaagcatagcaacgtgcagatcaagacggtgatcatggactttagcggcgacgttgacgacggcgtccgccgcatcaaggagaccatcgaggggctggaggtgggcatcctgatcaacaatgccggcatgtcctacccgtacgcgaagtactttcacgaggtcgacgaggagctcgtcaacggcctcatcaaaatcaacgtcgagggcacgaccaaggtgacccaggccgtgctgccgggcatgctggagcgcaagcgcggcgccatcgtcaacatgggcagcggcgcggccgccctgatcccgtcgtaccccttctacagcgtgtatgccggcgcgaagacgtacgtggaccagttcacccggtgcctgcacgtcgagtacaagaagagcggcattgacgtccagtgccaggtcccgctctacgtggccacgaagatgacgaagatccgccgcgcctccttcctggtcgcctcccccgagggctacgccaaggccgccctgcggttcgtggggtacgaggcccggtgcaccccctactggccgcacgccctgatgggctacgtcgtctccgccctgccccagtccgtgttcgagtccttcaacatcaagcgctgcctgcagatccgcaagaaggg

cgtgtgatggactgagccgccacacagctgccagacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtaactcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggagatatc

ccgctcacaaaccacacaacatacgagccggaagcataaagtgtaaagcctggggtgcctaatgagtgagctaactcacattaat .

In addition to C. abyssinica ECR and C. abyssinica KCR genes targeted atPmACCase1-1 locus while simultaneously upregulating the endogenousPmACCase1-1 gene (pSZ6114), several other constructs were designed fortransformation into S8414 and S8242. These constructs can be describedas:

-   -   pSZ6115-PmACCase1-1::PmLDH1        v2p-AtTHIC(L337M)-PmHSP90:BDNA::PmACPP1-CrhHACD-CvNR:PmG3PDH-CrhKCR-CvNR:        PmAMT03::PmACCase1-1    -   pSZ6116-PmACCase1-1::PmLDH1        v2p-AtTHIC(L337M)-PmHSP90;BDNA::PmG3PDH-CrhECR-CvNR:PmACPP1-CrhKCR-CvNR:PmAMT03::PmACCase1-1    -   pSZ6117-PmACCase1-1::PmLDH1        v2p-AtTHIC(L337M)-PmHSP90:BDNA::PmG3PDH-CrhHACD-CvNR:        PmACPP1-CrhKCR-CvNR: PmAMT03::PmACCase1-1    -   pSZ6118-PmACCase1-2::PmLDH1        v2p-AtTHIC(L337M):PmHSP90:BDNA:PmACPP1-CrhECR-CvNR:PmG3PDH-CrhKCR-CvNR:        PmAMT03::PmACCase1-2    -   pSZ6119-PmACCase1-2::PmLDH1        v2p-AtTHIC(L337M)-PmHSP90:BDNA::PmACPP1-CrhHACD-CvNR:        PmG3PDH-CrhKCR-CvNR: PmAMT03::PmACCase1-2    -   pSZ6120-PmACCase1-2::PmLDH1        v2p-AtTHIC(L337M)-PmHSP90:BDNA::PmG3PDH-CrhHACD-CvNR: PmACPP1        CrhKCR-CvNR: PmAMT03::PmACCase1-2

pSZ6115 is similar to pSZ6114 in every respect except the gene driven byPmACPP1 promoter. In pSZ6115 PmACPP1 promoter drives the expression ofCrhHACD gene while in pSZ6114 it drives the expression of CrhECR. Thenucleotide sequence of CrhHACD is shown below. pSZ6116 differs frompSZ6114 in that CrhECR is driven by PmG3PDH and CrhKCR is driven byPmACPP1 promoters while it is the opposite in pSZ6114 Similarly pSZ6118is similar to pSZ6116 except that CrhHACD is driven by PmG3PDH andCrhKCR is driven by pmACPP1 promoters while it is opposite in pSZ6115.pSZ6118, pSZ6119 and pSZ6120 are same as pSZ6114, pSZ6115 and pSZ6117respectively except that the former constructs are targeted toPmACCase1-2 locus while the latter ones are targeted to PmACCase1-1locus. The PmACCase1-2 5 flank and PmACCAse1-2 3′ flank sequences usedfor targeting in pSZ6118, pSZ6119 and pSZ6120 are shown below. Theinitiator ATG of the endogenous PmACCase1-2 being upregulated by PmAMT03is indicated in capital bold and italic letters. Relevant restrictionsites as underlined bold text are shown 5′-3′ respectively.

Nucleotide sequence of CrhHACD gene in pSS6115, pSZ6117, pSZ6119 andpSZ61120: (SEQ ID NO: 150)

ctgtactttgccgtcaagacgctcaaggagtccggccacgagaacgtgtacgacgccgtggagaagcccctccagctggcgcaaaccgccgcggtcctggagatcctccacggcctggtcggcctcgtcaggagcccggtctcggccaccctgccgcagatcgggagccgcctctttctgacctggggcattctgtattccttcccggaggtccagagccactcctggtgacctccctcgtgatcagctggtcgatcacggaaatcatccgctacagcttcttcggcctgaaggaggcgctgggcttcgcgcccagctggcacctgtggctccgctattcgagattctggtgctctaccccaccggcatcacctccgaggtcggcctcatctacctggccctgccgcacatcaagacgtcggagatgtactccgtccgcatgcccaacaccttgaaccttccccgactttttctacgccacgattctcgtcctcgcgatctacgtccccggttcgccccacatgtacc

Nucleotide sequence of PmACCase 5′ flank contained in plasmids pSZ6118,pSZ6119 and pSZ6120 respectively: (SEQ ID NO: 151) Gattcatatcatcaaatttcgcatatgtttcacgagttgctcacaacatcggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgtttttacaccttgccagggcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctcatctattcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagccagtacattacatgcacagccatttgctcctgcaccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaccccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagtcagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacaaggtcatcaaacgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtctgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaaccccttttcgcgagccctggcattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgccatttaattgttttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtctccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcagtctcggctatctgaagcccgttaccagacactttggccggctgctttccaggcagccgtgtactcttgcgcagtc ggtacc .Nucleotide sequence of PmACCase 3′ flank contained in plasmids pSZ6118,pSZ6119 and pSZ6120: (SEQ ID NO: 152)

aagcccaccaagctgagctccacccggtccctgctgtccatctcctaccgggagctctcgcgttccaagtgcgtacaggggcgagggcaccttttgttggtgttgtttgggcgggcctcggtactgggaggaggaggaatgcgtgcacacctctgcggttttagatgcaatgcgacaagtgcctgctgatgcattttctagacatgaagcatctcgtattcgagtctcaacgcgggtgtgcgctcctcactccgtgcagccagcagtcgcggtcgttcacttcgcggggggtgccagggaggacggacgtttcggatgagctggagcgccgcatcctcgagtggcagggcgatcgcgccatccacaggtcggttgggtgggaaagggggagtaccggggtcaggtcagaagtcgtgcatttacaggcatgcatctgcacatcgtgcgcacgcgcacgtattggccgcttgtctcaagactcttgcactcgtttcctcatgcaccataatcaattccctcccccctcgcaaactcacagcgtgctggtggccaacaacggtctggcggcggtcaagttcatccggtcgatccggtcgtggtcgtacaagacgtttgggaacgagcgcgcggtgaagctgattgcgatggcgacgcccgagggcatgcgcgcggacgcggagcacatccgcatggcggaccagtttgtggaggtccccggcggcaagaacgtgcagaactacgccaacgtgggcctgatcacctcggtggcggtgcgcaccggggtggacgcggt gcctgcagg .

To determine their impact on fatty acid profiles, the constructsdescribed above were transformed independently into S8414 and S8242.Primary transformants were clonally purified and grown under standardlipid production conditions at pH 7.0. pH 7 was chosen to allow formaximal expression of PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 genes being upregulatedby our pH regulated AMT03 (Ammonium transporter 03) promoter. Theresulting profiles from a set of representative clones arising fromtransformations with pSZ6114 (D5062), pSZ6115 (D5063), pSZ6116 (D5064),pSZ6117 (D5065), pSZ6118 (D5066), pSZ6119 (D5067) and pSZ6120 (D5068)into S8414 and S8242 tables 111-117. In all the transgenic lines eitherexpressing a combination of CrhECR and CrhKCR or CrhHACD and CrkKCR withupregulated PmACCase 1-1 or PmACCase1-2, in both S8414 and S8242backgrounds, there was a significant increase in C22:1 levels. In S8414background, the lines S8414; T1435; D5062-6 (18.92%), S8414; T1435;D5063-5 (18.36%), S8414, T1439, D5065-4 (19.15%), the increase in C22:1levels is 4.03, 3.91 and 4.08 fold over the parent S8414 (4.69%)respectively. The same is true for S8242, T1439; D5063-7 (20.47%) andS8242, T1439; D5065-2 (18.21%) where the increase in C22:1 is 4.06 and3.62 fold over the parent S8242 (5.03%) respectively. Selected S8414lines transformed with either D5062, D5063, D5064, D5065, D5066, D5067or D5068 were run at pH5 and pH7 to regulate the PmAMT03 drivenPmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 gene expression (table 118). Decreasing theexpression of PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 by cultivating at pH5.0 led tosignificant reduction (2.5 or more fold reduction) in C22:1 in all theselected lines confirming the contribution of PmACCase upregulation onvery long chain fatty acid biosynthesis (VLCFA) in our host. The reducedC22:1 levels were nevertheless more than the levels in the parent S8414in almost all the lines thereby demonstrating the positive influence ofheterologous KCR and ECR or HACD in VLCFA biosynthesis in P. moriformis(consistent with our results in S7708 background—earlier IP example).

The results disclosed herein demonstrate that increasing the availableMalonyl-CoA via upregulation of PmACCase1-1 or PmACCase1-2 along withcombined expression of heterologous KCR and ECR or HACD enzymeactivities results in significant increase in the VLCFA biosynthesis inP. moriformis strains already expressing a heterologous fatty acidelongase.

TABLE 111 Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 and S8242 strainstransformed with D5062 (pSZ6114). Fatty acid profile C18:3 Sample IDC18:0 C18:1 C18:2 □ C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.31 38.57 11.70 0.90 7.67 4.69S8414; T1435; 0.75 23.73 13.11 1.37 8.91 18.92 D5062-6 S8414; T1435;1.05 28.54 12.63 1.42 8.35 13.73 D5062-1 S8414; T1435; 1.13 33.45 11.651.00 10.13 12.15 D5062-4 S8414; T1435; 1.10 30.86 12.41 1.32 8.50 10.63D5062-7 S8414; T1435; 1.20 40.52 11.06 0.50 9.20 6.25 D5062-5 S8242 1.7741.06 12.69 1.17 5.85 5.03 S8242, T1439; 1.41 32.14 12.41 1.36 7.4814.30 D5062-3 S8242, T1439; 1.38 32.46 12.39 1.28 7.33 14.27 D5062-4S8242, T1439; 1.43 33.50 12.02 1.11 7.58 12.79 D5062-1 S8242, T1439;1.49 33.46 12.05 1.24 7.35 12.70 D5062-2

TABLE 112 Primary 3-day Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 andS8242 strains transformed with D5063 (pSZ6115). Fatty acid profile C18:3Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 □ C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.29 38.57 11.81 0.927.63 4.56 S8414; T1435; 0.95 29.36 10.91 0.72 10.88 18.36 D5063-5 S8414;T1435; 0.98 28.73 12.04 1.08 9.98 13.53 D5063-3 S8414; T1435; 0.91 26.3113.57 1.07 8.30 13.38 D5063-7 S8414; T1435; 1.04 28.94 12.73 1.35 9.2313.18 D5063-9 S8414; T1435; 1.01 32.62 11.71 1.05 8.47 10.81 D5063-1S8242 1.75 40.66 12.63 1.16 5.79 4.81 S8242, T1439; 1.24 27.24 11.841.51 8.25 20.47 D5063-7 S8242, T1439; 1.30 28.70 11.71 1.46 8.29 18.74D5063-10 S8242, T1439; 1.28 29.14 11.81 1.45 8.29 18.30 D5063-3 S8242,T1439; 1.40 29.92 11.98 1.32 8.12 17.02 D5063-8 S8242, T1439; 1.30 30.2912.24 1.42 8.20 16.87 D5063-9

TABLE 113 Primary 3-day Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 andS8242 strains transformed with D5064 (pSZ6116). Fatty acid profile C18:3Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 □ C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.29 38.57 11.81 0.927.63 4.56 S8414; T1435; 1.27 31.25 12.36 1.31 10.71 14.48 D5064-13S8414; T1435; 1.27 31.34 12.46 1.29 10.59 14.21 D5064-11 S8414; T1435;1.32 32.45 12.43 1.28 10.55 13.36 D5064-15 S8414; T1435; 1.13 29.7711.96 1.12 8.99 12.97 D5064-5 S8414; T1435; 1.01 31.26 13.13 1.30 9.1811.24 D5064-1 S8242 1.75 40.66 12.63 1.16 5.79 4.81 S8242, T1439; 1.3430.06 12.30 1.43 7.59 16.46 D5064-3 S8242, T1439; 3.44 41.31 10.11 1.036.15 3.51 D5064-1 S8242, T1439; 2.88 43.14 10.50 1.10 4.90 1.92 D5064-2

TABLE 114 Primary 3-day Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 andS8242 strains transformed with D5065 (pSZ6117). Fatty acid profile C18:3Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 □ C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.29 38.57 11.81 0.927.63 4.56 S8414; T1435; 0.79 25.39 11.77 1.02 9.70 19.15 D5065-4 S8414;T1435; 0.83 27.00 12.44 1.15 10.13 16.34 D5065-5 S8414; T1435; 0.8527.72 11.43 0.99 9.33 15.45 D5065-10 S8414; T1435; 0.94 27.09 12.72 1.249.33 14.68 D5065-8 S8414; T1435; 0.87 27.62 13.83 1.88 8.97 14.42D5065-3 S8242 1.75 40.66 12.63 1.16 5.79 4.81 S8242, T1439; 1.30 29.1712.04 1.51 8.36 18.21 D5065-2 S8242, T1439; 1.34 28.69 11.77 1.26 7.9117.52 D5065-6 S8242, T1439; 1.40 30.48 12.01 1.38 8.25 16.95 D5065-4S8242, T1439; 1.50 32.68 11.95 1.26 7.95 13.75 D5065-5 S8242, T1439;1.55 33.26 11.87 1.20 7.80 12.81 D5065-7

TABLE 115 Primary 3-day Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 andS8242 strains transformed with D5066 (pSZ6118). Fatty acid profile C18:3Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 □ C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.29 38.57 11.81 0.927.63 4.56 S8414; T1435; 0.80 22.41 15.23 1.52 9.12 17.54 D5066-5 S8414;T1435; 1.40 38.24 11.83 1.05 7.55 6.89 D5066-2 S8414; T1435; 1.27 39.5511.88 0.83 8.60 6.55 D5066-11 S8414; T1435; 1.23 38.53 12.07 0.84 9.106.43 D5066-9 S8414; T1435; 1.21 39.28 12.14 0.88 8.42 6.26 D5066-8 S82421.75 40.66 12.63 1.16 5.79 4.81 S8242, T1439; 1.48 33.72 12.52 1.36 7.5112.63 D5066-6 S8242, T1439; 1.46 33.55 12.83 1.34 7.55 11.89 D5066-3S8242, T1439; 1.55 34.33 12.58 1.33 7.39 11.78 D5066-1 S8242, T1439;1.72 37.79 12.62 1.31 6.82 8.54 D5066-4 S8242, T1439; 1.63 37.39 12.701.29 6.96 8.28 D5066-7

TABLE 116 Primary 3-day Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 andS8242 strains transformed with D5067 (pSZ6119). Fatty acid profile C18:3Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 □ C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.29 38.57 11.81 0.927.63 4.56 S8414; T1435; 1.05 31.85 11.64 0.94 9.94 13.46 D5067-8 S8414;T1435; 1.05 33.66 12.72 1.13 8.81 9.01 D5067-1 S8414; T1435; 1.00 32.1513.99 1.56 9.06 8.89 D5067-14 S8414; T1435; 1.02 36.16 12.37 1.04 9.438.24 D5067-2 S8414; T1435; 1.06 40.21 11.99 0.82 10.41 7.86 D5067-3S8242 1.75 40.66 12.63 1.16 5.79 4.81 S8242, T1439; 1.26 32.50 11.801.28 8.13 15.84 D5067-1

TABLE 117 Primary 3-day Fatty acid profiles of representative S8414 andS8242 strains transformed with D5068 (pSZ6120). Fatty acid profile C18:3Sample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 □ C20:1 C22:1 S8414 1.29 38.57 11.81 0.927.63 4.56 S8414; T1435; 0.91 28.90 12.68 1.10 9.83 13.56 D5068-19 S8414;T1435; 0.89 27.90 13.13 1.39 8.99 13.56 D5068-3 S8414; T1435; 1.02 35.5815.04 0.91 11.37 12.78 D5068-11 S8414; T1435; 1.03 33.71 13.14 1.23 8.928.83 D5068-2 S8414; T1435; 1.11 33.86 11.93 1.07 9.11 8.65 D5068-18S8242 1.75 40.66 12.63 1.16 5.79 4.81 S8242, T1439; 1.27 30.29 12.731.52 8.18 16.18 D5068-6 S8242, T1439; 1.49 31.77 13.37 1.45 7.97 12.10D5068-5 S8242, T1439; 1.56 34.75 12.21 1.23 7.90 11.99 D5068-1 S8242,T1439; 1.86 39.96 12.64 1.27 6.77 6.61 D5068-2 S8242, T1439; 1.70 39.3213.11 1.25 6.04 5.89 D5068-3

TABLE 118 3-day fatty acid profiles of selected S8414 strainstransformed with D5062-D5068 run at pH 5 and pH 7. Fatty acid profileSample ID C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 a C20:1 C22:1 S7485; pH 5 3.84 50.915.41 0.49 0.07 0.00 S7485; pH 7 4.24 45.95 5.56 0.61 0.05 0.00 S8414; pH5 1.62 47.70 9.36 0.59 6.36 2.57 S8414; pH 7 1.40 38.78 11.50 0.84 7.794.75 S8414; T1435; 1.42 41.89 11.40 1.19 6.15 3.46 D5062-1; pH 5 S8414;T1435; 1.29 32.49 11.93 1.39 8.01 10.68 D5062-1; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 0.9534.40 13.89 1.66 7.78 6.57 D5062-6; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 0.78 23.80 13.071.41 8.73 19.28 D5062-6; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.26 44.55 10.32 0.74 7.593.78 D5063-3; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.08 29.92 11.69 1.07 9.98 13.25D5063-3; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.25 43.54 9.96 0.65 9.17 5.49 D5063-5; pH 5S8414; T1435; 1.01 30.05 10.79 0.73 10.94 18.25 D5063-5; pH 7 S8414;T1435; 1.86 48.14 10.94 0.91 8.31 3.93 D5064-11; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.4032.79 11.97 1.20 10.75 13.92 D5064-11; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.80 47.7511.06 0.96 8.43 4.07 D5064-13; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.36 32.26 12.13 1.2110.88 14.26 D5064-13; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 0.99 39.35 10.84 0.81 8.95 6.79D5065-4; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 0.88 26.65 11.74 1.00 9.88 17.90 D5065-4; pH7 S8414; T1435; 1.14 42.90 10.80 0.79 8.08 4.58 D5065-5; pH 5 S8414;T1435; 0.98 28.01 12.04 1.13 10.06 15.53 D5065-5; pH 7 S8414; T1435;1.71 47.24 9.94 0.82 5.95 2.93 D5066-2; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.74 39.5511.02 0.95 7.04 6.61 D5066-2; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.01 34.20 15.15 1.358.58 7.12 D5066-5; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 0.81 22.84 15.16 1.65 9.34 18.13D5066-5; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.27 44.50 10.40 0.73 7.52 4.00 D5067-8; pH5 S8414; T1435; 1.11 30.78 11.82 1.04 9.66 12.96 D5067-8; pH 7 S8414;T1435; 1.18 39.69 10.23 1.05 9.48 6.67 D5067-14; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.0832.21 13.71 1.57 9.38 9.40 D5067-14; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.37 51.76 13.810.81 6.90 2.65 D5068-11; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.07 35.67 15.27 0.88 11.1312.50 D5068-11; pH 7 S8414; T1435; 1.15 42.32 10.69 0.79 8.36 5.01D5068-19; pH 5 S8414; T1435; 1.03 30.35 12.71 1.10 9.79 12.52 D5068-19;pH 7

SEQUENCES 6S 5′ genomic donor sequence SEQ ID NO: 1GCTCTTCGCCGCCGCCACTCCTGCTCGAGCGCGCCCGCGCGTGCGCCGCCAGCGCCTTGGCCTTTTCGCCGCGCTCGTGCGCGTCGCTGATGTCCATCACCAGGTCCATGAGGTCTGCCTTGCGCCGGCTGAGCCACTGCTTCGTCCGGGCGGCCAAGAGGAGCATGAGGGAGGACTCCTGGTCCAGGGTCCTGACGTGGTCGCGGCTCTGGGAGCGGGCCAGCATCATCTGGCTCTGCCGCACCGAGGCCGCCTCCAACTGGTCCTCCAGCAGCCGCAGTCGCCGCCGACCCTGGCAGAGGAAGACAGGTGAGGGGGGTATGAATTGTACAGAACAACCACGAGCCTTGTCTAGGCAGAATCCCTACCAGTCATGGCTTTACCTGGATGACGGCCTGCGAACAGCTGTCCAGCGACCCTCGCTGCCGCCGCTTCTCCCGCACGCTTCTTTCCAGCACCGTGATGGCGCGAGCCAGCGCCGCACGCTGGCGCTGCGCTTCGCCGATCTGAGGACAGTCGGGGAACTCTGATCAGTCTAAACCCCCTTGCGCGTTAGTGTTGCCATCCTTTGCAGACCGGTGAGAGCCGACTTGTTGTGCGCCACCCCCCACACCACCTCCTCCCAGACCAATTCTGTCACCTTTTTGGCGAAGGCATCGGCCTCGGCCTGCAGAGAGGACAGCAGTGCCCAGCCGCTGGGGGTTGGCGGATGCACGCTCAGGTACC 6S 3′genomic donor sequence SEQ ID NO: 2GAGCTCCTTGTTTTCCAGAAGGAGTTGCTCCTTGAGCCTTTCATTCTCAGCCTCGATAACCTCCAAAGCCGCTCTAATTGTGGAGGGGGTTCGAATTTAAAAGCTTGGAATGTTGGTTCGTGCGTCTGGAACAAGCCCAGACTTGTTGCTCACTGGGAAAAGGACCATCAGCTCCAAAAAACTTGCCGCTCAAACCGCGTACCTCTGCTTTCGCGCAATCTGCCCTGTTGAAATCGCCACCACATTCATATTGTGACGCTTGAGCAGTCTGTAATTGCCTCAGAATGTGGAATCATCTGCCCCCTGTGCGAGCCCATGCCAGGCATGTCGCGGGCGAGGACACCCGCCACTCGTACAGCAGACCATTATGCTACCTCACAATAGTTCATAACAGTGACCATATTTCTCGAAGCTCCCCAACGAGCACCTCCATGCTCTGAGTGGCCACCCCCCGGCCCTGGTGCTTGCGGAGGGCAGGTCAACCGGCATGGGGCTACCGAAATCCCCGACCGGATCCCACCACCCCCGCGATGGGAAGAATCTCTCCCCGGGATGTGGGCCCACCACCAGCACAACCTGCTGGCCCAGGCGAGCGTCAAACCATACCACACAAATATCCTTGGCATCGGCCCTGAATTCCTTCTGCCGCTCTGCTACCCGGTGCTTCTGTCCGAAGCAGGGGTTGCTAGGGATCGCTCCGAGTCCGCAAACCCTTGTCGCGTGGCGGGGCTTGTTCGAGCTTGAAGAG CS. cereviseae invertase protein sequence SEQ ID NO: 3MLLQAFLFLLAGFAAKISASMTNETSDRPLVHFTPNKGWMNDPNGLWYDEKDAKWHLYFQYNPNDTVWGTPLFWGHATSDDLTNWEDQPIAIAPKRNDSGAFSGSMVVDYNNTSGFFNDTIDPRQRCVAIWTYNTPESEEQYISYSLDGGYTFTEYQKNPVLAANSTQFRDPKVFWYEPSQKWIMTAAKSQDYKIEIYSSDDLKSWKLESAFANEGFLGYQYECPGLIEVPTEQDPSKSYWVMFISINPGAPAGGSFNQYFVGSFNGTHFEAFDNQSRVVDFGKDYYALQTFFNTDPTYGSALGIAWASNWEYSAFVPTNPWRSSMSLVRKFSLNTEYQANPETELINLKAEPILNISNAGPWSRFATNTTLTKANSYNVDLSNSTGTLEFELVYAVNTTQTISKSVFADLSLWFKGLEDPEEYLRMGFEVSASSFFLDRGNSKVKFVKENPYFTNRMSVNNQPFKSENDLSYYKVYGLLDQNILELYFNDGDVVSTNTYFMTTGNALGSVNMTTGVDNLFYIDKFQVREVKS. cereviseae invertase protein coding sequence codon optimized forexpression in P. moriformis (UTEX 1435) SEQ ID NO: 4ATGctgctgcaggccttcctgttcctgctggccggcttcgccgccaagatcagcgcctccatgacgaacgagacgtccgaccgccccctggtgcacttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgcccttgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccttctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggcttcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctccttcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccaggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagccgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagcccttcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccgggaacgccctgggctccgtgaacatgacgacgggggtggacaacctgttctacatcgacaagttccaggtgcgcgaggtcaagTGAChlamydomonas reinhardtii TUB2 (B-tub) promoter/5′ UTR SEQ ID NO: 5CTTTCTTGCGCTATGACACTTCCAGCAAAAGGTAGGGCGGGCTGCGAGACGGCTTCCCGGCGCTGCATGCAACACCGATGATGCTTCGACCCCCCGAAGCTCCTTCGGGGCTGCATGGGCGCTCCGATGCCGCTCCAGGGCGAGCGCTGTTTAAATAGCCAGGCCCCCGATTGCAAAGACATTATAGCGAGCTACCAAAGCCATATTCAAACACCTAGATCACTACCACTTCTACACAGGCCACTCGAGCTTGTGATCGCACTCCGCTAAGGGGGCGCCTCTTCCTCTTCGTTTCAGTCACAACCCGCAAACChlorella vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR SEQ ID NO: 6GCAGCAGCAGCTCGGATAGTATCGACACACTCTGGACGCTGGTCGTGTGATGGACTGTTGCCGCCACACTTGCTGCCTTGACCTGTGAATATCCCTGCCGCTTTTATCAAACAGCCTCAGTGTGTTTGATCTTGTGTGTACGCGCTTTTGCGAGTTGCTAGCTGCTTGTGCTATTTGCGAATACCACCCCCAGCATCCCCTTCCCTCGTTTCATATCGCTTGCATCCCAACCGCAACTTATCTACGCTGTCCTGCTATCCCTCAGCGCTGCTCCTGCTCCTGCTCACTGCCCCTCGCACAGCCTTGGTTTGGGCTCCGCCTGTATTCTCCTGGTACTGCAACCTGTAAACCAGCACTGCAATGCTGATGCACGGGAAGTAGTGGGATGGGAACACAAATGGAAAGCTTNucleotidc sequence of thc codon-optimized expression cassette of S.cerevisiae suc2 gene with C. reinhardtii β-tubulin promoter/5′ UTRand C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR SEQ ID NO: 7CTTTCTTGCGCTATGACACTTCCAGCAAAAGGTAGGGCGGGCTGCGAGACGGCTTCCCGGCGCTGCATGCAACACCGATGATGCTTCGACCCCCCGAAGCTCCTTCGGGGCTGCATGGGCGCTCCGATGCCGCTCCAGGGCGAGCGCTGTTTAAATAGCCAGGCCCCCGATTGCAAAGACATTATAGCGAGCTACCAAAGCCATATTCAAACACCTAGATCACTACCACTTCTACACAGGCCACTCGAGCTTGTGATCGCACTCCGCTAAGGGGGCGCCTCTTCCTCTTCGTTTCAGTCACAACCCGCAAACGGCGCGCCATGCTGCTGCAGGCCTTCCTGTTCCTGCTGGCCGGCTTCGCCGCCAAGATCAGCGCCTCCATGACGAACGAGACGTCCGACCGCCCCCTGGTGCACTTCACCCCCAACAAGGGCTGGATGAACGACCCCAACGGCCTGTGGTACGACGAGAAGGACGCCAAGTGGCACCTGTACTTCCAGTACAACCCGAACGACACCGTCTGGGGGACGCCCTTGTTCTGGGGCCACGCCACGTCCGACGACCTGACCAACTGGGAGGACCAGCCCATCGCCATCGCCCCGAAGCGCAACGACTCCGGCGCCTTCTCCGGCTCCATGGTGGTGGACTACAACAACACCTCCGGCTTCTTCAACGACACCATCGACCCGCGCCAGCGCTGCGTGGCCATCTGGACCTACAACACCCCGGAGTCCGAGGAGCAGTACATCTCCTACAGCCTGGACGGCGGCTACACCTTCACCGAGTACCAGAAGAACCCCGTGCTGGCCGCCAACTCCACCCAGTTCCGCGACCCGAAGGTCTTCTGGTACGAGCCCTCCCAGAAGTGGATCATGACCGCGGCCAAGTCCCAGGACTACAAGATCGAGATCTACTCCTCCGACGACCTGAAGTCCTGGAAGCTGGAGTCCGCGTTCGCCAACGAGGGCTTCCTCGGCTACCAGTACGAGTGCCCCGGCCTGATCGAGGTCCCCACCGAGCAGGACCCCAGCAAGTCCTACTGGGTGATGTTCATCTCCATCAACCCCGGCGCCCCGGCCGGCGGCTCCTTCAACCAGTACTTCGTCGGCAGCTTCAACGGCACCCACTTCGAGGCCTTCGACAACCAGTCCCGCGTGGTGGACTTCGGCAAGGACTACTACGCCCTGCAGACCTTCTTCAACACCGACCCGACCTACGGGAGCGCCCTGGGCATCGCGTGGGCCTCCAACTGGGAGTACTCCGCCTTCGTGCCCACCAACCCCTGGCGCTCCTCCATGTCCCTCGTGCGCAAGTTCTCCCTCAACACCGAGTACCAGGCCAACCCGGAGACGGAGCTGATCAACCTGAAGGCCGAGCCGATCCTGAACATCAGCAACGCCGGCCCCTGGAGCCGGTTCGCCACCAACACCACGTTGACGAAGGCCAACAGCTACAACGTCGACCTGTCCAACAGCACCGGCACCCTGGAGTTCGAGCTGGTGTACGCCGTCAACACCACCCAGACGATCTCCAAGTCCGTGTTCGCGGACCTCTCCCTCTGGTTCAAGGGCCTGGAGGACCCCGAGGAGTACCTCCGCATGGGCTTCGAGGTGTCCGCGTCCTCCTTCTTCCTGGACCGCGGGAACAGCAAGGTGAAGTTCGTGAAGGAGAACCCCTACTTCACCAACCGCATGAGCGTGAACAACCAGCCCTTCAAGAGCGAGAACGACCTGTCCTACTACAAGGTGTACGGCTTGCTGGACCAGAACATCCTGGAGCTGTACTTCAACGACGGCGACGTCGTGTCCACCAACACCTACTTCATGACCACCGGGAACGCCCTGGGCTCCGTGAACATGACGACGGGGGTGGACAACCTGTTCTACATCGACAAGTTCCAGGTGCGCGAGGTCAAGTGACAATTGGCAGCAGCAGCTCGGATAGTATCGACACACTCTGGACGCTGGTCGTGTGATGGACTGTTGCCGCCACACTTGCTGCCTTGACCTGTGAATATCCCTGCCGCTTTTATCAAACAGCCTCAGTGTGTTTGATCTTGTGTGTACGCGCTTTTGCGAGTTGCTAGCTGCTTGTGCTATTTGCGAATACCACCCCCAGCATCCCCTTCCCTCGTTTCATATCGCTTGCATCCCAACCGCAACTTATCTACGCTGTCCTGCTATCCCTCAGCGCTGCTCCTGCTCCTGCTCACTGCCCCTCGCACAGCCTTGGTTTGGGCTCCGCCTGTATTCTCCTGGTACTGCAACCTGTAAACCAGCACTGCAATGCTGATGCACGGGAAGTAGTGGGATGGGAACACAAATGGAGGATCC Prototheca moriformis (UTEX 1435) Amt03 promoterSEQ ID NO: 8GGCCGACAGGACGCGCGTCAAAGGTGCTGGTCGTGTATGCCCTGGCCGGCAGGTCGTTGCTGCTGCTGGTTAGTGATTCCGCAACCCTGATTTTGGCGTCTTATTTTGGCGTGGCAAACGCTGGCGCCCGCGAGCCGGGCCGGCGGCGATGCGGTGCCCCACGGCTGCCGGAATCCAAGGGAGGCAAGAGCGCCCGGGTCAGTTGAAGGGCTTTACGCGCAAGGTACAGCCGCTCCTGCAAGGCTGCGTGGTGGAATTGGACGTGCAGGTCCTGCTGAAGTTCCTCCACCGCCTCACCAGCGGACAAAGCACCGGTGTATCAGGTCCGTGTCATCCACTCTAAAGAGCTCGACTACGACCTACTGATGGCCCTAGATTCTTCATCAAAAACGCCTGAGACACTTGCCCAGGATTGAAACTCCCTGAAGGGACCACCAGGGGCCCTGAGTTGTTCCTTCCCCCCGTGGCGAGCTGCCAGCCAGGCTGTACCTGTGATCGAGGCTGGCGGGAAAATAGGCTTCGTGTGCTCAGGTCATGGGAGGTGCAGGACAGCTCATGAAACGCCAACAATCGCACAATTCATGTCAAGCTAATCAGCTATTTCCTCTTCACGAGCTGTAATTGTCCCAAAATTCTGGTCTACCGGGGGTGATCCTTCGTGTACGGGCCCTTCCCTCAACCCTAGGTATGCGCGCATGCGGTCGCCGCGCAACTCGCGCGAGGGCCGAGGGTTTGGGACGGGCCGTCCCGAAATGCAGTTGCACCCGGATGCGTGGCACCTTTTTTGCGATAATTTATGCAATGGACTGCTCTGCAAAATTCTGGCTCTGTCGCCAACCCTAGGATCAGCGGCGTAGGATTTCGTAATCATTCGTCCTGATGGGGAGCTACCGACTACCCTAATATCAGCCCGACTGCCTGACGCCAGCGTCCACTTTTGTGCACACATTCCATTCGTGCCCAAGACATTTCATTGTGGTGCGAAGCGTCCCCAGTTACGCTCACCTGTTTCCCGACCTCCTTACTGTTCTGTCGACAGAGCGGGCCCACAGGCCGGTCGCAGCCChlorella protothecoides (UTEX 250) stearoyl ACP desaturase transitpeptide cDNA sequence codon optimized for expression in P. moriformis.SEQ ID NO: 9ACTAGTATGGCCACCGCATCCACTTTCTCGGCGTTCAATGCCCGCTGCGGCGACCTGCGTCGCTCGGCGGGCTCCGGGCCCCGGCGCCCAGCGAGGCCCCTCCCCGTGCGCGGGCGCGCCCuphea wrightii FatB2 thioesterase nucleic acid sequence; Gen BankAccession No. U56104 SEQ ID NO: 10ATGGTGGTGGCCGCCGCCGCCAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCGTGCCCGCCCCCCGCCCCACCCCCAAGCCCGGCAAGTTCGGCAACTGGCCCAGCAGCCTGAGCCAGCCCTTCAAGCCCAAGAGCAACCCCAACGGCCGCTTCCAGGTGAAGGCCAACGTGAGCCCCCACGGGCGCGCCCCCAAGGCCAACGGCAGCGCCGTGAGCCTGAAGTCCGGCAGCCTGAACACCCTGGAGGACCCCCCCAGCAGCCCCCCCCCCCGCACCTTCCTGAACCAGCTGCCCGACTGGAGCCGCCTGCGCACCGCCATCACCACCGTGTTCGTGGCCGCCGAGAAGCAGTTCACCCGCCTGGACCGCAAGAGCAAGCGCCCCGACATGCTGGTGGACTGGTTCGGCAGCGAGACCATCGTGCAGGACGGCCTGGTGTTCCGCGAGCGCTTCAGCATCCGCAGCTACGAGATCGGCGCCGACCGCACCGCCAGCATCGAGACCCTGATGAACCACCTGCAGGACACCAGCCTGAACCACTGCAAGAGCGTGGGCCTGCTGAACGACGGCTTCGGCCGCACCCCCGAGATGTGCACCCGCGACCTGATCTGGGTGCTGACCAAGATGCAGATCGTGGTGAACCGCTACCCCACCTGGGGCGACACCGTGGAGATCAACAGCTGGTTCAGCCAGAGCGGCAAGATCGGCATGGGCCGCGAGTGGCTGATCAGCGACTGCAACACCGGCGAGATCCTGGTGCGCGCCACCAGCGCCTGGGCCATGATGAACCAGAAGACCCGCCGCTTCAGCAAGCTGCCCTGCGAGGTGCGCCAGGAGATCGCCCCCCACTTCGTGGACGCCCCCCCCGTGATCGAGGACAACGACCGCAAGCTGCACAAGTTCGACGTGAAGACCGGCGACAGCATCTGCAAGGGCCTGACCCCCGGCTGGAACGACTTCGACGTGAACCAGCACGTGAGCAACGTGAAGTACATCGGCTGGATTCTGGAGAGCATGCCCACCGAGGTGCTGGAGACCCAGGAGCTGTGCAGCCTGACCCTGGAGTACCGCCGCGAGTGCGGCCGCGAGAGCGTGGTGGAGAGCGTGACCAGCATGAACCCCAGCAAGGTGGGCGACCGCAGCCAGTACCAGCACCTGCTGCGCCTGGAGGACGGCGCCGACATCATGAAGGGCCGCACCGAGTGGCGCCCCAAGAACGCCGGCACCAACCGCGCCATCAGCACCTGACuphea wrightii FatB2 thioesterase amino acid sequence; Gen BankAccession No. U56104 SEQ ID NO: 11MVVAAAASSAFFPVPAPRPTPKPGKFGNWPSSLSQPFKPKSNPNGRFQVKANVSPHPKANGSAVSLKSGSLNTLEDPPSSPPPRTFLNQLPDWSRLRTAITTVFVAAEKQFTRLDRKSKRPDMLVDWFGSETIVQDGLVFRERFSIRSYEIGADRTASIETLMNHLQDTSLNHCKSVGLLNDGFGRTPEMCTRDLIWVLTKMQIVVNRYPTWGDTVEINSWFSQSGKIGMGREWLISDCNTGEILVRATSAWAMMNQKTRRFSKLPCEVRQEIAPHFVDAPPVIEDNDRKLHKFDVKTGDSICKGLTPGWNDFDVNQHVSNVKYIGWILESMPTEVLETQELCSLTLEYRRECGRESVVESVTSMNPSKVGDRSQYQHLLRLEDGADIMKGRTEWRPKNAGTNRAISTCodon-optimized coding region of Cocus nucifera C12:0-preferringLPAAT from pSZ2046 SEQ ID NO: 12ATGGACGCCTCCGGCGCCTCCTCCTTCCTGCGCGGCCGCTGCCTGGAGTCCTGCTTCAAGGCCTCCTTCGGCTACGTAATGTCCCAGCCCAAGGACGCCGCCGGCCAGCCCTCCCGCCGCCCCGCCGACGCCGACGACTTCGTGGACGACGACCGCTGGATCACCGTGATCCTGTCCGTGGTGCGCATCGCCGCCTGCTTCCTGTCCATGATGGTGACCACCATCGTGTGGAACATGATCATGCTGATCCTGCTGCCCTGGCCCTACGCCCGCATCCGCCAGGGCAACCTGTACGGCCACGTGACCGGCCGCATGCTGATGTGGATTCTGGGCAACCCCATCACCATCGAGGGCTCCGAGTTCTCCAACACCCGCGCCATCTACATCTGCAACCACGCCTCCCTGGTGGACATCTTCCTGATCATGTGGCTGATCCCCAAGGGCACCGTGACCATCGCCAAGAAGGAGATCATCTGGTATCCCCTGTTCGGCCAGCTGTACGTGCTGGCCAACCACCAGCGCATCGACCGCTCCAACCCCTCCGCCGCCATCGAGTCCATCAAGGAGGTGGCCCGCGCCGTGGTGAAGAAGAACCTGTCCCTGATCATCTTCCCCGAGGGCACCCGCTCCAAGACCGGCCGCCTGCTGCCCTTCAAGAAGGGCTTCATCCACATCGCCCTCCAGACCCGCCTGCCCATCGTGCCGATGGTGCTGACCGGCACCCACCTGGCCTGGCGCAAGAACTCCCTGCGCGTGCGCCCCGCCCCCATCACCGTGAAGTACTTCTCCCCCATCAAGACCGACGACTGGGAGGAGGAGAAGATCAACCACTACGTGGAGATGATCCACGCCCTGTACGTGGACCACCTGCCCGAGTCCCAGAAGCCCCTGGTGTCCAAGGGCCGCGACGCCTCCGGCCGCTCCAACTCCTGA pLoop 5′genomic donor sequence SEQ ID NO: 13gctcttcgctaacggaggtctgtcaccaaatggaccccgtctattgcgggaaaccacggcgatggcacgtttcaaaacttgatgaaatacaatattcagtatgtcgcgggcggcgacggcggggagctgatgtcgcgctgggtattgcttaatcgccagcttcgcccccgtcttggcgcgaggcgtgaacaagccgaccgatgtgcacgagcaaatcctgacactagaagggctgactcgcccggcacggctgaattacacaggcttgcaaaaataccagaatttgcacgcaccgtattcgcggtattttgttggacagtgaatagcgatgcggcaatggcttgtggcgttagaaggtgcgacgaaggtggtgccaccactgtgccagccagtcctggcggctcccagggccccgatcaagagccaggacatccaaactacccacagcatcaacgccccggcctatactcgaaccccacttgcactctgcaatggtatgggaaccacggggcagtcttgtgtgggtcgcgcctatcgcggtcggcgaagaccgggaaggtacc pLoop 3′ genomic donor sequence SEQ ID NO: 14gagctcagcggcgacggtcctgctaccgtacgacgttgggcacgcccatgaaagtttgtataccgagcttgttgagcgaactgcaagcgcggctcaaggatacttgaactcctggattgatatcggtccaataatggatggaaaatccgaacctcgtgcaagaactgagcaaacctcgttacatggatgcacagtcgccagtccaatgaacattgaagtgagcgaactgttcgcttcggtggcagtactactcaaagaatgagctgctgttaaaaatgcactctcgttctctcaagtgagtggcagatgagtgctcacgccttgcacttcgctgcccgtgtcatgccctgcgccccaaaatttgaaaaaagggatgagattattgggcaatggacgacgtcgtcgctccgggagtcaggaccggcggaaaataagaggcaacacactccgcttcttagctcttccNeoR expression cassette including C. reinhardtii β-tubulinpromoter/5′UTR and C. vulgaris nitrate reductase 3′ UTR SEQ ID NO: 15

gcctccacgccggctcccccgccgcctgggtggagcgcctgttcggctacgactgggcccagcagaccatcggctgctccgacgccgccgtgttccgcctgtccgcccagggccgccccgtgctgttcgtgaagaccgacctgtccggcgccctgaacgagctgcaggacgaggccgcccgcctgtcctggctggccaccaccggcgtgccctgcgccgccgtgctggacgtggtgaccgaggccggccgcgactggctgctgctgggcgaggtgcccggccaggacctgctgtcctcccacctggcccccgccgagaaggtgtccatcatggccgacgccatgcgccgcctgcacaccctggaccccgccacctgccccttcgaccaccaggccaagcaccgcatcgagcgcgcccgcacccgcatggaggccggcctggtggaccaggacgacctggacgaggagcaccagggcctggcccccgccgagctgttcgcccgcctgaaggcccgcatgcccgacggcgaggacctggtggtgacccacggcgacgcctgcctgcccaacatcatggtggagaacggccgcttctccggcttcatcgactgcggccgcctgggcgtggccgaccgctaccaggacatcgccctggccacccgcgacatcgccgaggagctgggcggcgagtgggccgaccgcttcctggtgctgtacggcatcgccgcccccgactcccagcgcatcgccttctaccgcctgctggacgagttcttcTGA caattggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaggatccCocos nucifera 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphatc acyltransferase (LPAAT)SEQ ID NO: 16MDASGASSFLRGRCLESCFKASFGYVMSQPKDAAGQPSRRPADADDFVDDDRWITVILSVVRIAACFLSMMVITIVWNMIMLILLPWPYARIRQGNLYGHVTGRMLMWILGNPITIEGSEFSNTRAIYICNHASLVDIFLIMWLIPKGIVTIAKKEIIWYPLFGQLYVLANHQRIDRSNPSAAIESIKEVARAVVKKNLSLIIFPEGIRSKTGRLLPFKKGFIHIALQTRLPIVPMVLIGTHLAWRKNSLRVRPAPITVKYFSPIKTDDWEEEKINHYVEMIHALYVDHLPESQKPLVSK GRDASGRSNSPmKASII (Prototheca moriformis KASII) comprising a C. protothecoidesS106 stearoyl-ACP desaturase transit peptide SEQ ID NO: 17ATGgccaccgcatccactttctcggcgttcaatgcccgctgcggcgacctgcgtcgctcggcgggctccgggccccggcgcccagcgaggcccctccccgtgcgcgggcgcgccgccgccgccgccgacgccaaccccgcccgccccgagcgccgcgtggtgatcaccggccagggcgtggtgacctccctgggccagaccatcgagcagttctactcctccctgctggagggcgtgtccggcatctcccagatccagaagttcgacaccaccggctacaccaccaccatcgccggcgagatcaagtccctgcagctggacccctacgtgcccaagcgctgggccaagcgcgtggacgacgtgatcaagtacgtgtacatcgccggcaagcaggccctggagtccgccggcctgcccatcgaggccgccggcctggccggcgccggcctggaccccgccctgtgcggcgtgctgatcggcaccgccatggccggcatgacctccttcgccgccggcgtggaggccctgacccgcggcggcgtgcgcaagatgaaccccttctgcatccccttctccatctccaacatgggcggcgccatgctggccatggacatcggcttcatgggccccaactactccatctccaccgcctgcgccaccggcaactactgcatcctgggcgccgccgaccacatccgccgcggcgacgccaacgtgatgctggccggcggcgccgacgccgccatcatcccctccggcatcggcggcttcatcgcctgcaaggccctgtccaagcgcaacgacgagcccgagcgcgcctcccgcccctgggacgccgaccgcgacggcttcgtgatgggcgagggcgccggcgtgctggtgctggaggagctggagcacgccaagcgccgcggcgccaccatcctggccgagctggtgggcggcgccgccacctccgacgcccaccacatgaccgagcccgacccccagggccgcggcgtgcgcctgtgcctggagcgcgccctggagcgcgcccgcctggcccccgagcgcgtgggctacgtgaacgcccacggcacctccacccccgccggcgacgtggccgagtaccgcgccatccgcgccgtgatcccccaggactccctgcgcatcaactccaccaagtccatgatcggccacctgctgggcggcgccggcgccgtggaggccgtggccgccatccaggccctgcgcaccggctggctgcaccccaacctgaacctggagaaccccgcccccggcgtggaccccgtggtgctggtgggcccccgcaaggagcgcgccgaggacctggacgtggtgctgtccaactccttcggcttcggcggccacaactcctgcgtgatcttccgcaagtacgacgagatggactacaaggaccacgacggcgactacaaggaccacgacatcgactacaaggacgacgacgacaagTGAPmKASII (Prototheca moriformis KASII) comprising a C. protothecoidesS106 stearoylACP desaturase transit peptide SEQ ID NO: 18MATASTFSAFNARCGDLRRSAGSGPRRPARPLPVRGRAAAAADANPARPERRVVITGQGVVISLGQTIEQFYSSLLEGVSGISQIQKFDTTGYITTIAGEIKSLQLDPYVPKRWAKRVDDVIKYVYIAGKQALESAGLPIEAAGLAGAGLDPALCGVLIGTAMAGMTSFAAGVEALTRGGVRKMNPFCIPFSISNMGGAMLAMDIGFMGPNYSISTACAIGNYCILGAADHIRRGDANVMLAGGADAAIIPSGIGGFIACKALSKRNDEPERASRPWDADRDGFVMGEGAGVLVLEELEHAKRRGATILAELVGGAATSDAHHMTEPDPQGRGVRLCLERALERARLAPERVGYVNAHGTSTPAGDVAEYRAIRAVIPQDSLRINSTKSMIGHLLGGAGAVEAVAAIQALRIGWLHPNLNLENPAPGVDPVVLVGPRKERAEDLDVVLSNSFGFGGHNSCVIFRKYDEMDYKDHDGDYKDHDIDYKDDDDKCodon optimized M. polymorpha FAE3 (GenBank Accession No. AAP74370)SEQ ID NO: 19ATGgactcccgcgcccagaaccgcgacggcggcgaggacgtgaagcaggagctgctgtccgccggcgacgacggcaaggtgccctgccccaccgtggccatcggcatccgccagcgcctgcccgacttcctgcagtccgtgaacatgaagtacgtgaagctgggctaccactacctgatcacccacgccatgttcctgctgaccctgcccgccttcttcctggtggccgccgagatcggccgcctgggccacgagcgcatctaccgcgagctgtggacccacctgcacctgaacctggtgtccatcatggcctgctcctccgccctggtggccggcgccaccctgtacttcatgtcccgcccccgccccgtgtacctggtggagttcgcctgctaccgccccgacgagcgcctgaaggtgtccaaggacttcttcctggacatgtcccgccgcaccggcctgttctcctcctcctccatggacttccagaccaagatcacccagcgctccggcctgggcgacgagacctacctgccccccgccatcctggcctccccccccaacccctgcatgcgcgaggcccgcgaggaggccgccatggtgatgttcggcgccctggacgagctgttcgagcagaccggcgtgaagcccaaggagatcggcgtgctggtggtgaactgctccctgttcaaccccaccccctccatgtccgccatgatcgtgaaccactaccacatgcgcggcaacatcaagtccctgaacctgggcggcatgggctgctccgccggcctgatctccatcgacctggcccgcgacctgctgcaggtgcacggcaacacctacgccgtggtggtgtccaccgagaacatcaccctgaactggtacttcggcgacgaccgctccaagctgatgtccaactgcatcttccgcatgggcggcgccgccgtgctgctgtccaacaagcgccgcgagcgccgccgcgccaagtacgagctgctgcacaccgtgcgcacccacaagggcgccgacgacaagtgcttccgctgcgtgtaccaggaggaggactccaccggctccctgggcgtgtccctgtcccgcgagctgatggccgtggccggcaacgccctgaaggccaacatcaccaccctgggccccctggtgctgcccctgtccgagcagatcctgttcttcgcctccctggtggcccgcaagttcctgaacatgaagatgaagccctacatccccgacttcaagctggccttcgagcacttctgcatccacgccggcggccgcgccgtgctggacgagctggagaagaacctggacctgaccgagtggcacatggagccctcccgcatgaccctgtaccgcttcggcaacacctcctcctcctccctgtggtacgagctggcctacaccgaggcccagggccgcgtgaagcgcggcgaccgcctgtggcagatcgccttcggctccggcttcaagtgcaactccgccgtgtggcgcgcgctgcgcaccgtgaagccccccgtgaacaacgcctggtccgacgtgatcgaccgcttccccgtgaagctgccccagttcTGAM. polymorpha FAE3 (GenBank Accession No. AAP74370) SEQ ID NO: 20MDSRAQNRDGGEDVKQELLSAGDDGKVPCPTVAIGIRQRLPDFLQSVNMKYVKLGYHYLITHAMFLLTLPAFFLVAAEIGRLGHERIYRELWTHLHLNLVSIMACSSALVAGATLYFMSRPRPVYLVEFACYRPDERLKVSKDFFLDMSRRTGLFSSSSMDFQTKITQRSGLGDETYLPPAILASPPNPCMREAREEAAMVMFGALDELFEQTGVKPKEIGVLVVNCSLFNPIPSMSAMIVNHYHMRGNIKSLNLGGMGCSAGLISIDLARDLLQVHGNIYAVVVSTENITLNWYFGDDRSKLMSNCIFRMGGAAVLLSNKRRERRRAKYELLHIVRTHKGADDKCFRCVYQEEDSIGSLGVSLSRELMAVAGNALKANITTLGPLVLPLSEQILFFASLVARKFLNMKMKPYIPDFKLAFEHFCIHAGGRAVLDELEKNLDLTEWHMEPSRMTLYRFGNISSSSLWYELAYTEAQGRVKRGDRLWQIAFGSGFKCNSAVWRALRIVKPPVNNAWSDVIDRFPVKLPQFTrypanosoma brucei ELO3 (GenBank Accession No. AAX70673) SEQ ID NO: 21

gtggatgctggaccacccctccgtgccctacatcgccggcgtgatgtacctgatcctggtgctgtacgtgcccaagtccatcatggcctcccagccccccctgaacctgcgcgccgccaacatcgtgtggaacctgttcctgaccctgttctccatgtgcggcgcctactacaccgtgccctacctggtgaaggccttcatgaaccccgagatcgtgatggccgcctccggcatcaagctggacgccaacacctcccccatcatcacccactccggcttctacaccaccacctgcgccctggccgactccttctacttcaacggcgacgtgggcttctgggtggccctgttcgccctgtccaagatccccgagatgatcgacaccgccttcctggtgttccagaagaagcccgtgatcttcctgcactggtaccaccacctgaccgtgatgctgttctgctggttcgcctacgtgcagaagatctcctccggcctgtggttcgcctccatgaactactccgtgcactccatcatgtacctgtactacttcgtgtgcgcctgcggccaccgccgcctggtgcgccccttcgcccccatcatcaccttcgtgcagatcttccagatggtggtgggcaccatcgtggtgtgctacacctacaccgtgaagcacgtgctgggccgctcctgcaccgtgaccgacttctccctgcacaccggcctggtgatgtacgtgtcctacctgctgctgttctcccagctgttctaccgctcctacctgtccccccgcgacaaggcctccatcccccacgtggccgc

Trypanosoma brucei ELO3 (GenBank Accession No. AAX70673) SEQ ID NO: 22MYPTHRDLILNNYSDIYRSPTCHYHTWHILIHTPINELLFPNLPRECDFGYDIPYFRGQIDVFDGWSMIHFISSNWCIPITVCLCYIMMIAGLKKYMGPRDGGRAPIQAKNYIIAWNLFLSFFSFAGVYYTVPYHLFDPENGLFAQGFYSTVCNNGAYYGNGNVGFFVWLFIYSKIFELVDIFFLLIRKNPVIFLHWYHHLTVLLYCWHAYSVRIGIGIWFATMNYSVHSVMYLYFAMTQYGPSTKKFAKKFSKFITTIQILQMVVGIIVTFAAMLYVTFDVPCYTSLANSVLGLMMYASYFVLFVQLYVSHYVSPKHVKQECodon optimized Saccharomyces cerevisiae ELO1 (GenBank Accession No.P39540) SEQ ID NO: 23

cttcttcaacatctacctgtgggactacttcaaccgcgccgtgggctgggccaccgccggccgcttccagcccaaggacttcgagttcaccgtgggcaagcagcccctgtccgagccccgccccgtgctgctgttcatcgccatgtactacgtggtgatcttcggcggccgctccctggtgaagtcctgcaagcccctgaagctgcgcttcatctcccaggtgcacaacctgatgctgacctccgtgtccttcctgtggctgatcctgatggtggagcagatgctgcccatcgtgtaccgccacggcctgtacttcgccgtgtgcaacgtggagtcctggacccagcccatggagaccctgtactacctgaactacatgaccaagttcgtggagttcgccgacaccgtgctgatggtgctgaagcaccgcaagctgaccttcctgcacacctaccaccacggcgccaccgccctgctgtgctacaaccagctggtgggctacaccgccgtgacctgggtgcccgtgaccctgaacctggccgtgcacgtgctgatgtactggtactacttcctgtccgcctccggcatccgcgtgtggtggaaggcctgggtgacccgcctgcagatcgtgcagttcatgctggacctgatcgtggtgtactacgtgctgtaccagaagatcgtggccgcctacttcaagaacgcctgcaccccccagtgcgaggactgcctgggctccatgaccgccatcgccgccggcgccgccatcctgacctcctacctgttcctgttcatctccttctacatcgaggtgta

Saccharomyces cerevisiae ELO1 (GenBank Accession No. P39540)SEQ ID NO: 24MVSDWKNFCLEKASRFRPTIDRPFFNIYLWDYFNRAVGWATAGRFQPKDFEFTVGKQPLSEPRPVLLFIAMYYVVIFGGRSLVKSCKPLKLRFISQVHNLMLTSVSFLWLILMVEQMLPIVYRHGLYFAVCNVESWTQPMETLYYLNYMTKFVEFADTVLMVLKHRKLTFLHTYHHGATALLCYNQLVGYTAVTWVPVTLNLAVHVLMYWYYFLSASGIRVWWKAWVTRLQIVQFMLDLIVVYYVLYQKIVAAYFKNACTPQCEDCLGSMTAIAAGAAILTSYLFLFISFYIEVYKRGSASGKKKINKNN23S rRNA for UTEX 1439, UTEX 1441, UTEX 1435, UTEX 1437 Protothecamoriformis SEQ ID NO: 25TGTTGAAGAATGAGCCGGCGACTTAAAATAAATGGCAGGCTAAGAGAATTAATAACTCGAAACCTAAGCGAAAGCAAGTCTTAATAGGGCGCTAATTTAACAAAACATTAAATAAAATCTAAAGTCATTTATTTTAGACCCGAACCTGAGTGATCTAACCATGGTCAGGATGAAACTTGGGTGACACCAAGTGGAAGTCCGAACCGACCGATGTTGAAAAATCGGCGGATGAACTGTGGTTAGTGGTGAAATACCAGTCGAACTCAGAGCTAGCTGGTTCTCCCCGAAATGCGTTGAGGCGCAGCAATATATCTCGTCTATCTAGGGGTAAAGCACTGTTTCGGTGCGGGCTATGAAAATGGTACCAAATCGTGGCAAACTCTGAATACTAGAAATGACGATATATTAGTGAGACTATGGGGGATAAGCTCCATAGTCGAGAGGGAAACAGCCCAGACCACCAGTTAAGGCCCCAAAATGATAATGAAGTGGTAAAGGAGGTGAAAATGCAAATACAACCAGGAGGTTGGCTTAGAAGCAGCCATCCTTTAAAGAGTGCGTAATAGCTCACTG Cu PSR23 LPAAT2-1 SEQ ID NO: 26MAIAAAAVIFLFGLIFFASGLIINLFQALCFVLIRPLSKNAYRRINRVFAELLLSELLCLFDWWAGAKLKLFTDPETFRLMGKEHALVIINHMTELDWMVGWVMGQHFGCLGSIISVAKKSTKFLPVLGWSMWFSEYLYLERSWAKDKSTLKSHIERLIDYPLPFWLVIFVEGTRFTRTKLLAAQQYAVSSGLPVPRNVLIPRTKGFVSCVSHMRSFVPAVYDVTVAFPKTSPPPTLLNLFEGQSIMLHVHIKRHAMKDLPESDDAVAEWCRDKFVEKDALLDKHNAEDTFSGQEVCHSGSRQLKSLLVVISWVVVTTFGALKFLQWSSWKGKAFSAIGLGIVTLLMHVLILSSQAERSNPAEVAQAKLKTGLSISKKVTDKEN CuPSR23 LPAAT3-1SEQ ID NO: 27MAIAAAAVIVPLSLLFFVSGLIVNLVQAVCFVLIRPLSKNTYRRINRVVAELLWLELVWLIDWWAGVKIKVFTDHETFHLMGKEHALVICNHKSDIDWLVGWVLGQRSGCLGSTLAVMKKSSKFLPVLGWSMWFSEYLFLERSWAKDEITLKSGLNRLKDYPLPFWLALFVEGTRFTRAKLLAAQQYAASSGLPVPRNVLIPRTKGFVSSVSHMRSFVPAIYDVTVAIPKTSPPPTLIRMFKGQSSVLHVHLKRHLMKDLPESDDAVAQWCRDIFVEKDALLDKHNAEDTFSGQELQETGRPIKSLLVVISWAVLEVFGAVKFLQWSSLLSSWKGLAFSGIGLGVITLLMHILILFSQSERSTPAKVAPAKPKNEGESSKTEMEKEKAmino acid sequence for CuPSR23 LPPATx SEQ ID NO: 28MEIPPHCLCSPSPAPSQLYYKKKKHAILQTQTPYRYRVSPTCFAPPRLRKQHPYPLPVLCYPKLLHFSQPRYPLVRSHLAEAGVAYRPGYELLGKIRGVCFYAVTAAVALLLFQCMLLLHPFVLLFDPFPRKAHHTIAKLWSICSVSLFYKIHIKGLENLPPPHSPAVYVSNHQSFLDIYTLLTLGRTFKFISKTEIFLYPIIGWAMYMLGTIPLKRLDSRSQLDTLKRCMDLIKKGASVFFFPEGTRSKDGKLGAFKKGAFSIAAKSKVPVVPITLIGTGKIMPPGSELTVNPGTVQVIIHKPIEGSDAEAMCNEARATISHSLDDcDNA sequence for CuPSR23 LPAATx coding region SEQ ID NO: 29ATGGAGATCCCGCCTCACTGTCTCTGTTCGCCTTCGCCTGCGCCTTCGCAATTGTATTACAAGAAGAAGAAGCATGCCATTCTCCAAACTCAAACTCCCTATAGATATAGAGTTTCCCCGACATGCTTTGCCCCCCCCCGATTGAGGAAGCAGCATCCTTACCCTCTCCCTGTCCTCTGCTATCCAAAACTCCTCCACTTCAGCCAGCCTAGGTACCCTCTGGTTAGATCTCATTTGGCTGAAGCTGGTGTTGCTTATCGTCCAGGATACGAATTATTAGGAAAAATAAGGGGAGTGTGTTTCTATGCTGTCACTGCTGCCGTTGCCTTGCTTCTATTTCAGTGCATGCTCCTCCTCCATCCCTTTGTGCTCCTCTTCGATCCATTTCCAAGAAAGGCTCACCATACCATCGCCAAACTCTGGTCTATCTGCTCTGTTTCTCTTTTTTACAAGATTCACATCAAGGGTTTGGAAAATCTTCCCCCACCCCACTCTCCTGCCGTCTATGTCTCTAATCATCAGAGTTTTCTCGACATCTATACTCTCCTCACTCTCGGTAGAACCTTCAAGTTCATCAGCAAGACTGAGATCTTTCTCTATCCAATTATCGGTTGGGCCATGTATATGTTGGGTACCATTCCTCTCAAGCGGTTGGACAGCAGAAGCCAATTGGACACTCTTAAGCGATGTATGGATCTCATCAAGAAGGGAGCATCCGTCTTTTTCTTCCCAGAGGGAACACGAAGTAAAGATGGGAAACTGGGTGCTTTCAAGAAAGGTGCATTCAGCATCGCAGCAAAAAGCAAGGTTCCTGTTGTGCCGATCACCCTTATTGGAACTGGCAAGATTATGCCACCTGGGAGCGAACTTACTGTCAATCCAGGAACTGTGCAAGTAATCATACATAAACCTATCGAAGGAAGTGATGCAGAAGCAATGTGCAATGAAGCTAGAGCCACGATTTCTCACTCACTTGATGATTAAcDNA sequence for CuPSR23 LPAAT 2-1 coding region SEQ ID NO: 30ATGGCGATTGCAGCGGCAGCTGTCATCTTCCTCTTCGGCCTTATCTTCTTCGCCTCCGGCCTCATAATCAATCTCTTCCAGGCGCTTTGCTTTGTCCTTATTCGGCCTCTTTCGAAAAACGCCTACMGGAGAATAAACAGAGTTTTTGCAGAATTGTTGTTGTCGGAGCTTTTATGCCTATTCGATTGGTGGGCTGGTGCTAAGCTCAAATTATTTACCGACCCTGAAACCTTTCGCCTTATGGGCAAGGAACATGCTCTTGTCATAATTAATCACATGACTGAACTTGACTGGATGGTTGGATGGGTTATGGGTCAGCATTTTGGTTGCCTTGGGAGCATAATATCTGTTGCGAAGAAATCAACAAAATTTCTTCCGGTATTGGGGTGGTCAATGTGGTTTTCAGAGTACCTATATCTTGAGAGAAGCTGGGCCAAGGATAAAAGTACATTAAAGTCACATATCGAGAGGCTGATAGACTACCCCCTGCCCTTCTGGTTGGTAATTTTTGTGGAAGGAACTCGGTTTACTCGGACAAAACTCTTGGCAGCCCAGCAGTATGCTGTCTCATCTGGGCTACCAGTGCCGAGAAATGTTTTGATCCCACGTACTAAGGGTTTTGTTTCATGTGTAAGTCACATGCGATCATTTGTTCCAGCAGTATATGATGTCACAGTGGCATTCCCTAAGACTTCACCTCCACCAACGTTGCTAAATCTTTTCGAGGGTCAGTCCATAATGCTTCACGTTCACATCAAGCGACATGCAATGAAAGATTTACCAGAATCCGATGATGCAGTAGCAGAGTGGTGTAGAGACAAATTTGTGGAAAAGGATGCTTTGTTGGACAAGCATAATGCTGAGGACACTTTCAGTGGTCAAGAAGTTTGTCATAGCGGCAGCCGCCAGTTAAAGTCTCTTCTGGTGGTAATATCTTGGGTGGTTGTAACAACATTTGGGGCTCTAAAGTTCCTTCAGTGGTCATCATGGAAGGGGAAAGCATTTTCAGCTATCGGGCTGGGCATCGTCACTCTACTTATGCACGTATTGATTCTATCCTCACAAGCAGAGCGGTCTAACCCTGCGGAGGTGGCACAGGCAAAGCTAAAGACCGGGTTGTCGATCTCAAAGAAGGTAACGGACAAGGAAAACTAGcDNA sequence for CuPSR23 LPAAx 3-1 coding region SEQ ID NO: 31ATGGCGATTGCTGCGGCAGCTGTCATCGTCCCGCTCAGCCTCCTCTTCTTCGTCTCCGGCCTCATCGTCAATCTCGTACAGGCAGTTTGCTTTGTACTGATTAGGCCTCTGTCGAAAAACACTTACAGAAGAATAAACAGAGTGGTTGCAGAATTGTTGTGGTTGGAGTTGGTATGGCTGATTGATTGGTGGGCTGGTGTCAAGATAAAAGTATTCACGGATCATGAAACCTTTCACCTTATGGGCAAAGAACATGCTCTTGTCATTTGTAATCACAAGAGTGACATAGACTGGCTGGTTGGGTGGGTTCTGGGACAGCGGTCAGGTTGCCTTGGAAGCACATTAGCTGTTATGAAGAAATCATCAAAGTTTCTCCCGGTATTAGGGTGGTCAATGTGGTTCTCAGAGTATCTATTCCTTGAAAGAAGCTGGGCCAAGGATGAAATTACATTAAAGTCAGGTTTGAATAGGCTGAAAGACTATCCCTTACCCTTCTGGTTGGCACTTTTTGTGGAAGGAACTCGGTTCACTCGAGCAAAACTCTTGGCAGCCCAGCAGTATGCTGCCTCTTCGGGGCTACCTGTGCCGAGAAATGTTCTGATCCCGCGTACTAAGGGTTTTGTTTCTTCTGTGAGTCACATGCGATCATTTGTTCCAGCCATATATGATGTTACAGTGGCAATCCCAAAGACGTCACCTCCACCAACATTGATAAGAATGTTCAAGGGACAGTCCTCAGTGCTTCACGTCCACCTCAAGCGACACCTAATGAAAGATTTACCTGAATCAGATGATGCTGTTGCTCAGTGGTGCAGAGATATATTCGTCGAGAAGGATGCTTTGTTGGATAAGCATAATGCTGAGGACACTTTCAGTGGCCAAGAACTTCAAGAAACTGGCCGCCCAATAAAGTCTCTTCTGGTTGTAATCTCTTGGGCGGTGTTGGAGGTATTTGGAGCTGTGAAGTTTCTTCAATGGTCATCGCTGTTATCATCATGGAAGGGACTTGCATTTTCGGGAATAGGACTGGGTGTCATCACGCTACTCATGCACATACTGATTTTATTCTCACAATCCGAGCGGTCTACCCCTGCAAAAGTGGCACCAGCAAAGCCAAAGAATGAGGGAGAGTCCTCCAAGACGGAAATGGAAAAGGAAAAGTAGcDNA sequence for CuPSR23 LPAATx coding region codon optimized forPrototheca moriformis SEQ ID NO: 32ATGgagatccccccccactgcctgtgctccccctcccccgccccctcccagctgtactacaagaagaagaagcacgccatcctgcagacccagaccccctaccgctaccgcgtgtcccccacctgcttcgcccccccccgcctgcgcaagcagcacccctaccccctgcccgtgctgtgctaccccaagctgctgcacttctcccagccccgctaccccctggtgcgctcccacctggccgaggccggcgtggcctaccgccccggctacgagctgctgggcaagatccgcggcgtgtgcttctacgccgtgaccgccgccgtggccctgctgctgttccagtgcatgctgctgctgcaccccttcgtgctgctgttcgaccccttcccccgcaaggcccaccacaccatcgccaagctgtggtccatctgctccgtgtccctgttctacaagatccacatcaagggcctggagaacctgccccccccccactcccccgccgtgtacgtgtccaaccaccagtccttcctggacatctacaccctgctgaccctgggccgcaccttcaagttcatctccaagaccgagatcttcctgtaccccatcatcggctgggccatgtacatgctgggcaccatccccctgaagcgcctggactcccgctcccagctggacaccctgaagcgctgcatggacctgatcaagaagggcgcctccgtgttcttcttccccgagggcacccgctccaaggacggcaagctgggcgccttcaagaagggcgccttctccatcgccgccaagtccaaggtgcccgtggtgcccatcaccctgatcggcaccggcaagatcatgccccccggctccgagctgaccgtgaaccccggcaccgtgcaggtgatcatccacaagcccatcgagggctccgacgccgaggccatgtgcaacgaggcccgcgccaccatctcccactccctggacgacTGAcDNA sequence for CuPSR23 LPAAT 2-1 coding region codon optimizedfor Prototheca moriformis SEQ ID NO: 33ATGgcgatcgcggccgcggcggtgatcttcctgttcggcctgatcttcttcgcctccggcctgatcatcaacctgttccaggcgctgtgcttcgtcctgatccgccccctgtccaagaacgcctaccgccgcatcaaccgcgtgttcgcggagctgctgctgtccgagctgctgtgcctgttcgactggtgggcgggcgcgaagctgaagctgttcaccgaccccgagacgttccgcctgatgggcaaggagcacgccctggtcatcatcaaccacatgaccgagctggactggatggtgggctgggtgatgggccagcacttcggctgcctgggctccatcatctccgtcgccaagaagtccacgaagttcctgcccgtgctgggctggtccatgtggttctccgagtacctgtacctggagcgctcctgggccaaggacaagtccaccctgaagtcccacatcgagcgcctgatcgactaccccctgcccttctggctggtcatcttcgtcgagggcacccgcttcacgcgcacgaagctgctggcggcccagcagtacgcggtctcctccggcctgcccgtcccccgcaacgtcctgatcccccgcacgaagggcttcgtctcctgcgtgtcccacatgcgctccttcgtccccgcggtgtacgacgtcacggtggcgttccccaagacgtcccccccccccacgctgctgaacctgttcgagggccagtccatcatgctgcacgtgcacatcaagcgccacgccatgaaggacctgcccgagtccgacgacgccgtcgcggagtggtgccgcgacaagttcgtcgagaaggacgccctgctggacaagcacaacgcggaggacacgttctccggccaggaggtgtgccactccggctcccgccagctgaagtccctgctggtcgtgatctcctgggtcgtggtgacgacgttcggcgccctgaagttcctgcagtggtcctcctggaagggcaaggcgttctccgccatcggcctgggcatcgtcaccctgctgatgcacgtgctgatcctgtcctcccaggccgagcgctccaaccccgccgaggtggcccaggccaagctgaagaccggcctgtccatctccaagaaggtgacggacaaggagaacTGAcDNA sequence for CuPSR23 LPAAx 3-1 coding region codon optimizedfor Prototheca moriformis SEQ ID NO: 34ATGgccatcgcggcggccgcggtgatcgtgcccctgtccctgctgttcttcgtgtccggcctgatcgtcaacctggtgcaggccgtctgcttcgtcctgatccgccccctgtccaagaacacgtaccgccgcatcaaccgcgtggtcgcggagctgctgtggctggagctggtgtggctgatcgactggtgggcgggcgtgaagatcaaggtcttcacggaccacgagacgttccacctgatgggcaaggagcacgccctggtcatctgcaaccacaagtccgacatcgactggctggtcggctgggtcctgggccagcgctccggctgcctgggctccaccctggcggtcatgaagaagtcctccaagttcctgcccgtcctgggctggtccatgtggttctccgagtacctgttcctggagcgctcctgggccaaggacgagatcacgctgaagtccggcctgaaccgcctgaaggactaccccctgcccttctggctggcgctgttcgtggagggcacgcgcttcacccgcgcgaagctgctggcggcgcagcagtacgccgcgtcctccggcctgcccgtgccccgcaacgtgctgatcccccgcacgaagggcttcgtgtcctccgtgtcccacatgcgctccttcgtgcccgcgatctacgacgtcaccgtggccatccccaagacgtcccccccccccacgctgatccgcatgttcaagggccagtcctccgtgctgcacgtgcacctgaagcgccacctgatgaaggacctgcccgagtccgacgacgccgtcgcgcagtggtgccgcgacatcttcgtggagaaggacgcgctgctggacaagcacaacgccgaggacaccttctccggccaggagctgcaggagaccggccgccccatcaagtccctgctggtcgtcatctcctgggccgtcctggaggtgttcggcgccgtcaagttcctgcagtggtcctccctgctgtcctcctggaagggcctggcgttctccggcatcggcctgggcgtgatcaccctgctgatgcacatcctgatcctgttctcccagtccgagcgctccacccccgccaaggtggcccccgcgaagcccaagaacgagggcgagtcctccaagaccgagatggagaaggagaagTGA SEQ ID NO: 35gctcttcgcc gccgccactc ctgctcgagc gcgcccgcgc gtgcgccgcc agcgccttgg   60ccttttcgcc gcgctcgtgc gcgtcgctga tgtccatcac caggtccatg aggtctgcct  120tgcgccggct gagccactgc ttcgtccggg cggccaagag gagcatgagg gaggactcct  180ggtccagggt cctgacgtgg tcgcggctct gggagcgggc cagcatcatc tggctctgcc  240gcaccgaggc cgcctccaac tggtcctcca gcagccgcag ccgccgccga ccctggcaga  300  ggaagacagg tgaggggggt atgaattgta cagaacaacc acgagccttg tctaggcaga  360atccctacca gtcatggctt tacctggatg acggcctgcg aacagctgtc cagcgaccct  420cgctgccgcc gcttctcccg cacgcttctt tccagcaccg tgatggcgcg agccagcgcc  480gcacgctggc gctgcgcttc gccgatctga ggacagtcgg ggaactctga tcagtctaaa   540cccccttgcg cgttagtgtt gccatccttt gcagaccggt gagagccgac ttgttgtgcg  600ccacccccca caccacctcc tcccagacca attctgtcac ctttttggcg aaggcatcgg   660cctcggcctg cagagaggac agcagtgccc agccgctggg ggttggcgga tgcacgctca  720ggtacccttt cttgcgctat gacacttcca gcaaaaggta gggcgggctg cgagacggct   780tcccggcgct gcatgcaaca ccgatgatgc ttcgaccccc cgaagctcct tcggggctgc  840atgggcgctc cgatgccgct ccagggcgag cgctgtttaa atagccaggc ccccgattgc   900aaagacatta tagcgagcta ccaaagccat attcaaacac ctagatcact accacttcta  960cacaggccac tcgagcttgt gatcgcactc cgctaagggg gcgcctcttc ctcttcgttt  1020cagtcacaac ccgcaaactc tagaatatca atgctgctgc aggccttcct gttcctgctg 1080gccggcttcg ccgccaagat cagcgcctcc atgacgaacg agacgtccga ccgccccctg  1140gtgcacttca cccccaacaa gggctggatg aacgacccca acggcctgtg gtacgacgag 1200aaggacgcca agtggcacct gtacttccag tacaacccga acgacaccgt ctgggggacg  1260cccttgttct ggggccacgc cacgtccgac gacctgacca actgggagga ccagcccatc 1320aacaacacct ccggcttctt caacgacacc atcgacccgc gccagcgctg cgtggccatc  1440tggacctaca acaccccgga gtccgaggag cagtacatct cctacagcct ggacggcggc 1500tacaccttca ccgagtacca gaagaacccc gtgctggccg ccaactccac ccagttccgc  1560gacccgaagg tcttctggta cgagccctcc cagaagtgga tcatgaccgc ggccaagtcc 1620caggactaca agatcgagat ctactcctcc gacgacctga agtcctggaa gctggagtcc  1680gcgttcgcca acgagggctt cctcggctac cagtacgagt gccccggcct gatcgaggtc 1740cccaccgagc aggaccccag caagtcctac tgggtgatgt tcatctccat caaccccggc  1800gccccggccg gcggctcctt caaccagtac ttcgtcggca gcttcaacgg cacccacttc 1860gaggccttcg acaaccagtc ccgcgtggtg gacttcggca aggactacta cgccctgcag  1920accttcttca acaccgaccc gacctacggg agcgccctgg gcatcgcgtg ggcctccaac 1980tgggagtact ccgccttcgt gcccaccaac ccctggcgct cctccatgtc cctcgtgcgc  2040aagttctccc tcaacaccga gtaccaggcc aacccggaga cggagctgat caacctgaag 2100gccgagccga tcctgaacat cagcaacgcc ggcccctgga gccggttcgc caccaacacc  2160acgttgacga aggccaacag ctacaacgtc gacctgtcca acagcaccgg caccctggag 2220ttcgagctgg tgtacgccgt caacaccacc cagacgatct ccaagtccgt gttcgcggac  2280ctctccctct ggttcaaggg cctggaggac cccgaggagt acctccgcat gggcttcgag 2340gtgtccgcgt cctccttctt cctggaccgc gggaacagca aggtgaagtt cgtgaaggag  2400aacccctact tcaccaaccg catgagcgtg aacaaccagc ccttcaagag cgagaacgac 2460ctgtcctact acaaggtgta cggcttgctg gaccagaaca tcctggagct gtacttcaac  2520gacggcgacg tcgtgtccac caacacctac ttcatgacca ccgggaacgc cctgggctcc 2580gtgaacatga cgacgggggt ggacaacctg ttctacatcg acaagttcca ggtgcgcgag  2640gtcaagtgac aattggcagc agcagctcgg atagtatcga cacactctgg acgctggtcg 2700tgtgatggac tgttgccgcc acacttgctg ccttgacctg tgaatatccc tgccgctttt  2760atcaaacagc ctcagtgtgt ttgatcttgt gtgtacgcgc ttttgcgagt tgctagctgc 2820ttgtgctatt tgcgaatacc acccccagca tccccttccc tcgtttcata tcgcttgcat  2880cccaaccgca acttatctac gctgtcctgc tatccctcag cgctgctcct gctcctgctc 2940actgcccctc gcacagcctt ggtttgggct ccgcctgtat tctcctggta ctgcaacctg  3000taaaccagca ctgcaatgct gatgcacggg aagtagtggg atgggaacac aaatggagga 3060tcccgcgtct cgaacagagc gcgcagagga acgctgaagg tctcgcctct gtcgcacctc  3120agcgcggcat acaccacaat aaccacctga cgaatgcgct tggttcttcg tccattagcg 3180aagcgtccgg ttcacacacg tgccacgttg gcgaggtggc aggtgacaat gatcggtgga  3240gctgatggtc gaaacgttca cagcctaggg atatcgaatt cggccgacag gacgcgcgtc 3300aaaggtgctg gtcgtgtatg ccctggccgg caggtcgttg ctgctgctgg ttagtgattc  3360cgcaaccctg attttggcgt cttattttgg cgtggcaaac gctggcgccc gcgagccggg 3420ccggcggcga tgcggtgccc cacggctgcc ggaatccaag ggaggcaaga gcgcccgggt  3480cagttgaagg gctttacgcg caaggtacag ccgctcctgc aaggctgcgt ggtggaattg 3540gacgtgcagg tcctgctgaa gttcctccac cgcctcacca gcggacaaag caccggtgta  3600tcaggtccgt gtcatccact ctaaagaact cgactacgac ctactgatgg ccctagattc 3660ttcatcaaaa acgcctgaga cacttgccca ggattgaaac tccctgaagg gaccaccagg  3720ggccctgagt tgttccttcc ccccgtggcg agctgccagc caggctgtac ctgtgatcga 3780ggctggcggg aaaataggct tcgtgtgctc aggtcatggg aggtgcagga cagctcatga  3840aacgccaaca atcgcacaat tcatgtcaag ctaatcagct atttcctctt cacgagctgt 3900aattgtccca aaattctggt ctaccggggg tgatccttcg tgtacgggcc cttccctcaa  3960ccctaggtat gcgcgcatgc ggtcgccgcg caactcgcgc gagggccgag ggtttgggac 4020gggccgtccc gaaatgcagt tgcacccgga tgcgtggcac cttttttgcg ataatttatg  4080caatggactg ctctgcaaaa ttctggctct gtcgccaacc ctaggatcag cggcgtagga 4140tttcgtaatc attcgtcctg atggggagct accgactacc ctaatatcag cccgactgcc  4200tgacgccagc gtccactttt gtgcacacat tccattcgtg cccaagacat ttcattgtgg 4260tgcgaagcgt ccccagttac gctcacctgt ttcccgacct ccttactgtt ctgtcgacag  4320agcgggccca caggccggtc gcagccacta gtatgacctc catcaacgtg aagctgctgt 4380accactacgt gatcaccaac ctgttcaacc tgtgcttctt ccccctgacc gccatcgtgg  4440ccggcaaggc ctcccgcctg accatcgacg acctgcacca cctgtactac tcctacctgc 4500agcacaacgt gatcaccatc gcccccctgt tcgccttcac cgtgttcggc tccatcctgt  4560acatcgtgac ccgccccaag cccgtgtacc tggtggagta ctcctgctac ctgcccccca 4620cccagtgccg ctcctccatc tccaaggtga tggacatctt ctaccaggtg cgcaaggccg  4680accccttccg caacggcacc tgcgacgact cctcctggct ggacttcctg cgcaagatcc 4740aggagcgctc cggcctgggc gacgagaccc acggccccga gggcctgctg caggtgcccc  4800cccgcaagac cttcgccgcc gcccgcgagg agaccgagca ggtgatcgtg ggcgccctga 4860agaacctgtt cgagaacacc aaggtgaacc ccaaggacat cggcatcctg gtggtgaact  4920cctccatgtt caaccccacc ccctccctgt ccgccatggt ggtgaacacc ttcaagctgc 4980gctccaacgt gcgctccttc aacctgggcg gcatgggctg ctccgccggc gtgatcgcca  5040tcgacctggc caaggacctg ctgcacgtgc acaagaacac ctacgccctg gtggtgtcca 5100ccgagaacat cacctacaac atctacgccg gcgacaaccg ctccatgatg gtgtccaact  5160gcctgttccg cgtgggcggc gccgccatcc tgctgtccaa caagccccgc gaccgccgcc 5220gctccaagta cgagctggtg cacaccgtgc gcacccacac cggcgccgac gacaagtcct  5280tccgctgcgt gcagcagggc gacgacgaga acggcaagac cggcgtgtcc ctgtccaagg 5340acatcaccga ggtggccggc cgcaccgtga agaagaacat cgccaccctg ggccccctga  5400tcctgcccct gtccgagaag ctgctgttct tcgtgacctt catggccaag aagctgttca 5460aggacaaggt gaagcactac tacgtgcccg acttcaagct ggccatcgac cacttctgca  5520tccacgccgg cggccgcgcc gtgatcgacg tgctggagaa gaacctgggc ctggccccca 5580tcgacgtgga ggcctcccgc tccaccctgc accgcttcgg caacacctcc tcctcctcca  5640tctggtacga gctggcctac atcgaggcca agggccgcat gaagaagggc aacaaggtgt 5700ggcagatcgc cctgggctcc ggcttcaagt gcaactccgc cgtgtgggtg gccctgtcca  5760acgtgaaggc ctccaccaac tccccctggg agcactgcat cgaccgctac cccgtgaaga 5820tcgactccga ctccgccaag tccgagaccc gcgcccagaa cggccgctcc tgacttaagg  5880cagcagcagc tcggatagta tcgacacact ctggacgctg gtcgtgtgat ggactgttgc 5940cgccacactt gctgccttga cctgtgaata tccctgccgc ttttatcaaa cagcctcagt  6000gtgtttgatc ttgtgtgtac gcgcttttgc gagttgctag ctgcttgtgc tatttgcgaa 6060taccaccccc agcatcccct tccctcgttt catatcgctt gcatcccaac cgcaacttat  6120ctacgctgtc ctgctatccc tcagcgctgc tcctgctcct gctcactgcc cctcgcacag 6180ccttggtttg ggctccgcct gtattctcct ggtactgcaa cctgtaaacc agcactgcaa  6240tgctgatgca cgggaagtag tgggatggga acacaaatgg aaagcttaat taagagctct 6300tgttttccag aaggagttgc tccttgagcc tttcattctc agcctcgata acctccaaag  6360ccgctctaat tgtggagggg gttcgaattt aaaagcttgg aatgttggtt cgtgcgtctg 6420gaacaagccc agacttgttg ctcactggga aaaggaccat cagctccaaa aaacttgccg  6480ctcaaaccgc gtacctctgc tttcgcgcaa tctgccctgt tgaaatcgcc accacattca 6540tattgtgacg cttgagcagt ctgtaattgc ctcagaatgt ggaatcatct gccccctgtg  6600cgagcccatg ccaggcatgt cgcgggcgag gacacccgcc actcgtacag cagaccatta 6660tgctacctca caatagttca taacagtgac catatttctc gaagctcccc aacgagcacc  6720tccatgctct gagtggccac cccccggccc tggtgcttgc ggagggcagg tcaaccggca 6780tggggctacc gaaatccccg accggatccc accacccccg cgatgggaag aatctctccc  6840cgggatgtgg gcccaccacc agcacaacct gctggcccag gcgagcgtca aaccatacca 6900cacaaatatc cttggcatcg gccctgaatt ccttctgccg ctctgctacc cggtgcttct  6960gtccgaagca ggggttgcta gggatcgctc cgagtccgca aacccttgtc gcgtggcggg 7020gcttgttcga gcttgaagag c  7041 SEQ ID NO: 36actagtatga cctccatcaa cgtgaagctg ctgtaccact acgtgatcac caacttcttc    60aacctgtgct tcttccccct gaccgccatc ctggccggca aggcctcccg cctgaccacc  120aacgacctgc accacttcta ctcctacctg cagcacaacc tgatcaccct gaccctgctg   180ttcgccttca ccgtgttcgg ctccgtgctg tacttcgtga cccgccccaa gcccgtgtac  240ctggtggact actcctgcta cctgcccccc cagcacctgt ccgccggcat ctccaagacc   300atggagatct tctaccagat ccgcaagtcc gaccccctgc gcaacgtggc cctggacgac  360tcctcctccc tggacttcct gcgcaagatc caggagcgct ccggcctggg cgacgagacc   420tacggccccg agggcctgtt cgagatcccc ccccgcaaga acctggcctc cgcccgcgag  480gagaccgagc aggtgatcaa cggcgccctg aagaacctgt tcgagaacac caaggtgaac   540cccaaggaga tcggcatcct ggtggtgaac tcctccatgt tcaaccccac cccctccctg  600tccgccatgg tggtgaacac cttcaagctg cgctccaaca tcaagtcctt caacctgggc   660ggcatgggct gctccgccgg cgtgatcgcc atcgacctgg ccaaggacct gctgcacgtg  720cacaagaaca cctacgccct ggtggtgtcc accgagaaca tcacccagaa catctacacc   780ggcgacaacc gctccatgat ggtgtccaac tgcctgttcc gcgtgggcgg cgccgccatc  840ctgctgtcca acaagcccgg cgaccgccgc cgctccaagt accgcctggc ccacaccgtg   900cgcacccaca ccggcgccga cgacaagtcc ttcggctgcg tgcgccagga ggaggacgac  960tccggcaaga ccggcgtgtc cctgtccaag gacatcaccg gcgtggccgg catcaccgtg  1020cagaagaaca tcaccaccct gggccccctg gtgctgcccc tgtccgagaa gatcctgttc 1080gtggtgacct tcgtggccaa gaagctgctg aaggacaaga tcaagcacta ctacgtgccc  1140gacttcaagc tggccgtgga ccacttctgc atccacgccg gcggccgcgc cgtgatcgac 1200gtgctggaga agaacctggg cctgtccccc atcgacgtgg aggcctcccg ctccaccctg  1260caccgcttcg gcaacacctc ctcctcctcc atctggtacg agctggccta catcgaggcc 1320aagggccgca tgaagaaggg caacaaggcc tggcagatcg ccgtgggctc cggcttcaag  1380tgcaactccg ccgtgtgggt ggccctgcgc aacgtgaagg cctccgccaa ctccccctgg 1440gagcactgca tccacaagta ccccgtgcag atgtactccg gctcctccaa gtccgagacc  1500cgcgcccaga acggccgctc ctgacttaag  1530 SEQ ID NO: 37 actagtatga cctccatcaa cgtgaagctg ctgtaccact acgtgctgac caacttcttc   60aacctgtgcc tgttccccct gaccgccttc cccgccggca aggcctccca gctgaccacc   120aacgacctgc accacctgta ctcctacctg caccacaacc tgatcaccgt gaccctgctg  180ttcgccttca ccgtgttcgg ctccatcctg tacatcgtga cccgccccaa gcccgtgtac   240ctggtggact actcctgcta cctgcccccc cgccacctgt cctgcggcat ctcccgcgtg  300atggagatct tctacgagat ccgcaagtcc gacccctccc gcgaggtgcc cttcgacgac   360ccctcctccc tggagttcct gcgcaagatc caggagcgct ccggcctggg cgacgagacc  420tacggccccc agggcctggt gcacgacatg cccctgcgca tgaacttcgc cgccgcccgc   480gaggagaccg agcaggtgat caacggcgcc ctggagaagc tgttcgagaa caccaaggtg  540aacccccgcg agatcggcat cctggtggtg aactcctcca tgttcaaccc caccccctcc   600ctgtccgcca tggtggtgaa caccttcaag ctgcgctcca acatcaagtc cttctccctg  660ggcggcatgg gctgctccgc cggcatcatc gccatcgacc tggccaagga cctgctgcac   720gtgcacaaga acacctacgc cctggtggtg tccaccgaga acatcaccca ctccacctac  780accggcgaca accgctccat gatggtgtcc aactgcctgt tccgcatggg cggcgccgcc   840atcctgctgt ccaacaaggc cggcgaccgc cgccgctcca agtacaagct ggcccacacc  900gtgcgcaccc acaccggcgc cgacgaccag tccttccgct gcgtgcgcca ggaggacgac   960gaccgcggca agatcggcgt gtgcctgtcc aaggacatca ccgccgtggc cggcaagacc 1020gtgaccaaga acatcgccac cctgggcccc ctggtgctgc ccctgtccga gaagttcctg  1080tacgtggtgt ccctgatggc caagaagctg ttcaagaaca agatcaagca cacctacgtg 1140cccgacttca agctggccat cgaccacttc tgcatccacg ccggcggccg cgccgtgatc  1200gacgtgctgg agaagaacct ggccctgtcc cccgtggacg tggaggcctc ccgctccacc 1260ctgcaccgct tcggcaacac ctcctcctcc tccatctggt acgagctggc ctacatcgag  1320gccaagggcc gcatgaagaa gggcaacaag gtgtggcaga tcgccatcgg ctccggcttc 1380aagtgcaact ccgccgtgtg ggtggccctg tgcaacgtga agccctccgt gaactccccc  1440tgggagcact gcatcgaccg ctaccccgtg gagatcaact acggctcctc caagtccgag 1500acccgcgccc agaacggccg ctcctgactt aag   1533 SEQ ID NO: 38actagtatgt ccggcaccaa ggccacctcc gtgtccgtgc ccctgcccga cttcaagcag    60tccgtgaacc tgaagtacgt gaagctgggc taccactact ccatcaccca cgccatgtac  120ctgttcctga cccccctgct gctgatcatg tccgcccaga tctccacctt ctccatccag   180gacttccacc acctgtacaa ccacctgatc ctgcacaacc tgtcctccct gatcctgtgc  240atcgccctgc tgctgttcgt gctgaccctg tacttcctga cccgccccac ccccgtgtac   300ctgctgaact tctcctgcta caagcccgac gccatccaca agtgcgaccg ccgccgcttc  360acggacacca tccgcggcat gggcacctac accgaggaga acatcgagtt ccagcgcaag   420gtgctggagc gctccggcat cggcgagtcc tcctacctgc cccccaccgt gttcaagatc  480cccccccgcg tgtacgacgc cgaggagcgc gccgaggccg agatgctgat gttcggcgcc   540gtggacggcc tgttcgagaa gatctccgtg aagcccaacc agatcggcgt gctggtggtg  600aactgcggcc tgttcaaccc catcccctcc ctgtcctcca tgatcgtgaa ccgctacaag   660atgcgcggca acgtgttctc ctacaacctg ggcggcatgg gctgctccgc cggcgtgatc  720tccatcgacc tggccaagga cctgctgcag gtgcgcccca actcctacgc cctggtggtg   780tccctggagt gcatctccaa gaacctgtac ctgggcgagc agcgctccat gctggtgtcc  840aactgcctgt tccgcatggg cggcgccgcc atcctgctgt ccaacaagat gtccgaccgc   900tggcgctcca agtaccgcct ggtgcacacc gtgcgcaccc acaagggcac cgaggacaac  960tgcttctcct gcgtgacccg caaggaggac tccgacggca agatcggcat ctccctgtcc  1020aagaacctga tggccgtggc cggcgacgcc ctgaagacca acatcaccac cctgggcccc 1080ctggtgctgc ccatgtccga gcagctgctg ttcttcgcca ccctggtggg caagaaggtg  1140ttcaagatga agctgcagcc ctacatcccc gacttcaagc tggccttcga gcacttctgc 1200atccacgccg gcggccgcgc cgtgctggac gagctggaga agaacctgaa gctgtcctcc  1260tggcacatgg agccctcccg catgtccctg taccgcttcg gcaacacctc ctcctcctcc 1320ctgtggtacg agctggccta ctccgaggcc aagggccgca tcaagaaggg cgaccgcgtg  1380tggcagatcg ccttcggctc cggcttcaag tgcaactccg ccgtgtggaa ggccctgcgc 1440aacgtgaacc ccgccgagga gaagaacccc tggatggacg agatccacct gttccccgtg  1500gaggtgcccc tgaactgact taag  1524 SEQ ID NO: 39 actagtatga cctccatcaa cgtgaagctg ctgtaccact acgtgatcac caacctgttc   60aacctgtgct tcttccccct gaccgccatc gtggccggca aggcctacct gaccatcgac   120gacctgcacc acctgtacta ctcctacctg cagcacaacc tgatcaccat cgcccccctg  180ctggccttca ccgtgttcgg ctccgtgctg tacatcgcca cccgccccaa gcccgtgtac   240ctggtggagt actcctgcta cctgcccccc acccactgcc gctcctccat ctccaaggtg  300atggacatct tcttccaggt gcgcaaggcc gacccctccc gcaacggcac ctgcgacgac   360tcctcctggc tggacttcct gcgcaagatc caggagcgct ccggcctggg cgacgagacc  420cacggccccg agggcctgct gcaggtgccc ccccgcaaga ccttcgcccg cgcccgcgag   480gagaccgagc aggtgatcat cggcgccctg gagaacctgt tcaagaacac caacgtgaac  540cccaaggaca tcggcatcct ggtggtgaac tcctccatgt tcaaccccac cccctccctg   600tccgccatgg tggtgaacac cttcaagctg cgctccaacg tgcgctcctt caacctgggc  660ggcatgggct gctccgccgg cgtgatcgcc atcgacctgg ccaaggacct gctgcacgtg   720cacaagaaca cctacgccct ggtggtgtcc accgagaaca tcacctacaa catctacgcc  780ggcgacaacc gctccatgat ggtgtccaac tgcctgttcc gcgtgggcgg cgccgccatc   840ctgctgtcca acaagccccg cgaccgccgc cgctccaagt acgagctggt gcacaccgtg  900cgcacccaca ccggcgccga cgacaagtcc ttccgctgcg tgcagcaggg cgacgacgag   960aacggccaga ccggcgtgtc cctgtccaag gacatcaccg acgtggccgg ccgcaccgtg 1020aagaagaaca tcgccaccct gggccccctg atcctgcccc tgtccgagaa gctgctgttc  1080ttcgtgacct tcatgggcaa gaagctgttc aaggacgaga tcaagcacta ctacgtgccc 1140gacttcaagc tggccatcga ccacttctgc atccacgccg gcggcaaggc cgtgatcgac  1200gtgctggaga agaacctggg cctggccccc atcgacgtgg aggcctcccg ctccaccctg 1260caccgcttcg gcaacacctc ctcctcctcc atctggtacg agctggccta catcgagccc  1320aagggccgca tgaagaaggg caacaaggtg tggcagatcg ccctgggctc cggcttcaag 1380tgcaactccg ccgtgtgggt ggccctgaac aacgtgaagg cctccaccaa ctccccctgg  1440gagcactgca tcgaccgcta ccccgtgaag atcgactccg actccggcaa gtccgagacc 1500cgcgtgccca acggccgctc ctgacttaag   1530 SEQ ID NO: 40actagtatgg agcgcaccaa ctccatcgag atggaccagg agcgcctgac cgccgagatg    60gccttcaagg actcctcctc cgccgtgatc cgcatccgcc gccgcctgcc cgacttcctg  120acctccgtga agctgaagta cgtgaagctg ggcctgcaca actccttcaa cttcaccacc   180ttcctgttcc tgctgatcat cctgcccctg accggcaccg tgctggtgca gctgaccggc  240ctgaccttcg agaccttctc cgagctgtgg tacaaccacg ccgcccagct ggacggcgtg   300acccgcctgg cctgcctggt gtccctgtgc ttcgtgctga tcatctacgt gaccaaccgc  360tccaagcccg tgtacctggt ggacttctcc tgctacaagc ccgaggacga gcgcaagatg   420tccgtggact ccttcctgaa gatgaccgag cagaacggcg ccttcaccga cgacaccgtg  480cagttccagc agcgcatctc caaccgcgcc ggcctgggcg acgagaccta cctgccccgc   540ggcatcacct ccaccccccc caagctgaac atgtccgagg cccgcgccga ggccgaggcc  600gtgatgttcg gcgccctgga ctccctgttc gagaagaccg gcatcaagcc cgccgaggtg   660ggcatcctga tcgtgtcctg ctccctgttc aaccccaccc cctccctgtc cgccatgatc  720gtgaaccact acaagatgcg cgaggacatc aagtcctaca acctgggcgg catgggctgc   780tccgccggcc tgatctccat cgacctggcc aacaacctgc tgaaggccaa ccccaactcc  840tacgccgtgg tggtgtccac cgagaacatc accctgaact ggtacttcgg caacgaccgc   900tccatgctgc tgtgcaactg catcttccgc atgggcggcg ccgccatcct gctgtccaac  960cgccgccagg accgctccaa gtccaagtac gagctggtga acgtggtgcg cacccacaag  1020ggctccgacg acaagaacta caactgcgtg taccagaagg aggacgagcg cggcaccatc 1080ggcgtgtccc tggcccgcga gctgatgtcc gtggccggcg acgccctgaa gaccaacatc  1140accaccctgg gccccatggt gctgcccctg tccggccagc tgatgttctc cgtgtccctg 1200gtgaagcgca agctgctgaa gctgaaggtg aagccctaca tccccgactt caagctggcc  1260ttcgagcact tctgcatcca cgccggcggc cgcgccgtgc tggacgaggt gcagaagaac 1320ctggacctgg aggactggca catggagccc tcccgcatga ccctgcaccg cttcggcaac  1380acctcctcct cctccctgtg gtacgagatg gcctacaccg aggccaaggg ccgcgtgaag 1440gccggcgacc gcctgtggca gatcgccttc ggctccggct tcaagtgcaa ctccgccgtg  1500tggaaggccc tgcgcgtggt gtccaccgag gagctgaccg gcaacgcctg ggccggctcc 1560atcgagaact accccgtgaa gatcgtgcag tgacttaag   1599 SEQ ID NO: 41gctcttcgga gtcactgtgc cactgagttc gactggtagc tgaatggagt cgctgctcca    60ctaaacgaat tgtcagcacc gccagccggc cgaggacccg agtcatagcg agggtagtag  120cgcgccatgg caccgaccag cctgcttgcc agtactggcg tctcttccgc ttctctgtgg   180tcctctgcgc gctccagcgc gtgcgctttt ccggtggatc atgcggtccg tggcgcaccg  240cagcggccgc tgcccatgca gcgccgctgc ttccgaacag tggcggtcag ggccgcaccc   300gcggtagccg tccgtccgga acccgcccaa gagttttggg agcagcttga gccctgcaag  360atggcggagg acaagcgcat cttcctggag gagcaccggt gcgtggaggt ccggggctga   420ccggccgtcg cattcaacgt aatcaatcgc atgatgatca gaggacacga agtcttggtg  480gcggtggcca gaaacactgt ccattgcaag ggcataggga tgcgttcctt cacctctcat   540ttctcatttc tgaatccctc cctgctcact ctttctcctc ctccttcccg ttcacgcagc  600attcggggta ccgcggtgag aatcgaaaat gcatcgtttc taggttcgga gacggtcaat   660tccctgctcc ggcgaatctg tcggtcaagc tggccagtgg acaatgttgc tatggcagcc  720cgcgcacatg ggcctcccga cgcggccatc aggagcccaa acagcgtgtc agggtatgtg   780aaactcaaga ggtccctgct gggcactccg gccccactcc gggggcggga cgccaggcat  840tcgcggtcgg tcccgcgcga cgagcgaaat gatgattcgg ttacgagacc aggacgtcgt   900cgaggtcgag aggcagcctc ggacacgtct cgctagggca acgccccgag tccccgcgag  960ggccgtaaac attgtttctg ggtgtcggag tgggcatttt gggcccgatc caatcgcctc  1020atgccgctct cgtctggtcc tcacgttcgc gtacggcctg gatcccggaa agggcggatg 1080cacgtggtgt tgccccgcca ttggcgccca cgtttcaaag tccccggcca gaaatgcaca  1140ggaccggccc ggctcgcaca ggccatgctg aacgcccaga tttcgacagc aacaccatct 1200agaataatcg caaccatccg cgttttgaac gaaacgaaac ggcgctgttt agcatgtttc  1260cgacatcgtg ggggccgaag catgctccgg ggggaggaaa gcgtggcaca gcggtagccc 1320attctgtgcc acacgccgac gaggaccaat ccccggcatc agccttcatc gacggctgcg  1380ccgcacatat aaagccggac gcctaaccgg tttcgtggtt atgactagta tgttcgcgtt 1440ctacttcctg acggcctgca tctccctgaa gggcgtgttc ggcgtctccc cctcctacaa  1500cggcctgggc ctgacgcccc agatgggctg ggacaactgg aacacgttcg cctgcgacgt 1560ctccgagcag ctgctgctgg acacggccga ccgcatctcc gacctgggcc tgaaggacat  1620gggctacaag tacatcatcc tggacgactg ctggtcctcc ggccgcgact ccgacggctt 1680cctggtcgcc gacgagcaga agttccccaa cggcatgggc cacgtcgccg accacctgca  1740caacaactcc ttcctgttcg gcatgtactc ctccgcgggc gagtacacgt gcgccggcta 1800ccccggctcc ctgggccgcg aggaggagga cgcccagttc ttcgcgaaca accgcgtgga  1860ctacctgaag tacgacaact gctacaacaa gggccagttc ggcacgcccg agatctccta 1920ccaccgctac aaggccatgt ccgacgccct gaacaagacg ggccgcccca tcttctactc  1980cctgtgcaac tggggccagg acctgacctt ctactggggc tccggcatcg cgaactcctg 2040gcgcatgtcc ggcgacgtca cggcggagtt cacgcgcccc gactcccgct gcccctgcga  2100cggcgacgag tacgactgca agtacgccgg cttccactgc tccatcatga acatcctgaa 2160caaggccgcc cccatgggcc agaacgcggg cgtcggcggc tggaacgacc tggacaacct  2220ggaggtcggc gtcggcaacc tgacggacga cgaggagaag gcgcacttct ccatgtgggc 2280catggtgaag tcccccctga tcatcggcgc gaacgtgaac aacctgaagg cctcctccta  2340ctccatctac tcccaggcgt ccgtcatcgc catcaaccag gactccaacg gcatccccgc 2400cacgcgcgtc tggcgctact acgtgtccga cacggacgag tacggccagg gcgagatcca  2460gatgtggtcc ggccccctgg acaacggcga ccaggtcgtg gcgctgctga acggcggctc 2520cgtgtcccgc cccatgaaca cgaccctgga ggagatcttc ttcgactcca acctgggctc  2580caagaagctg acctccacct gggacatcta cgacctgtgg gcgaaccgcg tcgacaactc 2640cacggcgtcc gccatcctgg gccgcaacaa gaccgccacc ggcatcctgt acaacgccac  2700cgagcagtcc tacaaggacg gcctgtccaa gaacgacacc cgcctgttcg gccagaagat 2760cggctccctg tcccccaacg cgatcctgaa cacgaccgtc cccgcccacg gcatcgcgtt  2820ctaccgcctg cgcccctcct cctgatacgt agcagcagca gctcggatag tatcgacaca 2880ctctggacgc tggtcgtgtg atggactgtt gccgccacac ttgctgcctt gacctgtgaa  2940tatccctgcc gcttttatca aacagcctca gtgtgtttga tcttgtgtgt acgcgctttt 3000gcgagttgct agctgcttgt gctatttgcg aataccaccc ccagcatccc cttccctcgt  3060ttcatatcgc ttgcatccca accgcaactt atctacgctg tcctgctatc cctcagcgct 3120gctcctgctc ctgctcactg cccctcgcac agccttggtt tgggctccgc ctgtattctc  3180ctggtactgc aacctgtaaa ccagcactgc aatgctgatg cacgggaagt agtgggatgg 3240gaacacaaat ggagatatcg cgaggggtct gcctgggcca gccgctccct ctaaacacgg  3300gacgcgtggt ccaattcggg cttcgggacc ctttggcggt ttgaacgcca gggatggggc 3360gcccgcgagc ctggggaccc cggcaacggc ttccccagag cctgccttgc aatctcgcgc  3420gtcctctccc tcagcacgtg gcggttccac gtgtggtcgg gcttcccgga ctagctcgcg 3480tcgtgaccta gcttaatgaa cccagccggg cctgtagcac cgcctaagag gttttgatta  3540tttcattata ccaatctatt cgccactagt atggccatca agaccaaccg ccagcccgtg 3600gagaagcccc ccttcaccat cggcaccctg cgcaaggcca tccccgccca ctgcttcgag  3660cgctccgccc tgcgctcctc catgtacctg gccttcgaca tcgccgtgat gtccctgctg 3720tacgtggcct ccacctacat cgaccccgcc cccgtgccca cctgggtgaa gtacggcgtg  3780atgtggcccc tgtactggtt cttccagggc gccttcggca ccggcgtgtg ggtgtgcgcc 3840cacgagtgcg gccaccaggc cttctcctcc tcccaggcca tcaacgacgg cgtgggcctg  3900gtgttccact ccctgctgct ggtgccctac tactcctgga agcactccca ccgccgccac 3960cactccaaca ccggctgcct ggacaaggac gaggtgttcg tgccccccca ccgcgccgtg  4020gcccacgagg gcctggagtg ggaggagtgg ctgcccatcc gcatgggcaa ggtgctggtg 4080accctgaccc tgggctggcc cctgtacctg atgttcaacg tggcctcccg cccctacccc  4140cgcttcgcca accacttcga cccctggtcc cccatcttct ccaagcgcga gcgcatcgag 4200gtggtgatct ccgacctggc cctggtggcc gtgctgtccg gcctgtccgt gctgggccgc  4260accatgggct gggcctggct ggtgaagacc tacgtggtgc cctacctgat cgtgaacatg 4320tggctggtgc tgatcaccct gctgcagcac acccaccccg ccctgcccca ctacttcgag  4380aaggactggg actggctgcg cggcgccatg gccaccgtgg accgctccat gggccccccc 4440ttcatggaca acatcctgca ccacatctcc gacacccacg tgctgcacca cctgttctcc  4500accatccccc actaccacgc cgaggaggcc tccgccgcca tccgccccat cctgggcaag 4560tactaccagt ccgactcccg ctgggtgggc cgcgccctgt gggaggactg gcgcgactgc  4620cgctacgtgg tgcccgacgc ccccgaggac gactccgccc tgtggttcca caagtagatc 4680gatcttaagg cagcagcagc tcggatagta tcgacacact ctggacgctg gtcgtgtgat  4740ggactgttgc cgccacactt gctgccttga cctgtgaata tccctgccgc ttttatcaaa 4800cagcctcagt gtgtttgatc ttgtgtgtac gcgcttttgc gagttgctag ctgcttgtgc  4860tatttgcgaa taccaccccc agcatcccct tccctcgttt catatcgctt gcatcccaac 4920cgcaacttat ctacgctgtc ctgctatccc tcagcgctgc tcctgctcct gctcactgcc  4980cctcgcacag ccttggtttg ggctccgcct gtattctcct ggtactgcaa cctgtaaacc 5040agcactgcaa tgctgatgca cgggaagtag tgggatggga acacaaatgg aaagcttaat  5100taagagctct tgttttccag aaggagttgc tccttgagcc tttcattctc agcctcgata 5160acctccaaag ccgctctaat tgtggagggg gttcgaattt aaaagcttgg aatgttggtt  5220cgtgcgtctg gaacaagccc agacttgttg ctcactggga aaaggaccat cagctccaaa 5280aaacttgccg ctcaaaccgc gtacctctgc tttcgcgcaa tctgccctgt tgaaatcgcc  5340accacattca tattgtgacg cttgagcagt ctgtaattgc ctcagaatgt ggaatcatct 5400gccccctgtg cgagcccatg ccaggcatgt cgcgggcgag gacacccgcc actcgtacag  5460cagaccatta tgctacctca caatagttca taacagtgac catatttctc gaagctcccc 5520aacgagcacc tccatgctct gagtggccac cccccggccc tggtgcttgc ggagggcagg  5580tcaaccggca tggggctacc gaaatccccg accggatccc accacccccg cgatgggaag 5640aatctctccc cgggatgtgg gcccaccacc agcacaacct gctggcccag gcgagcgtca  5700aaccatacca cacaaatatc cttggcatcg gccctgaatt ccttctgccg ctctgctacc 5760cggtgcttct gtccgaagca ggggttgcta gggatcgctc cgagtccgca aacccttgtc  5820gcgtggcggg gcttgttcga gcttgaagag c  5851 SEQ ID NO: 42tacaacttat tacgtaacgg agcgtcgtgc gggagggagt gtgccgagcg gggagtcccg   60gtctgtgcga ggcccggcag ctgacgctgg cgagccgtac gccccgaggg tccccctccc   120ctgcaccctc ttccccttcc ctctgacggc cgcgcctgtt cttgcatgtt cagcgacgag  180gatatc    186 SEQ ID NO: 43gcgaggggtc tgcctgggcc agccgctccc tctgaacacg ggacgcgtgg tccaattcgg    60gcttcgggac cctttggcgg tttgaacgcc tgggagaggg cgcccgcgag cctggggacc  120ccggcaacgg cttccccaga gcctgccttg caatctcgcg cgtcctctcc ctcagcacgt   180ggcggttcca cgtgtggtcg ggcgtcccgg actagctcac gtcgtgacct agcttaatga  240acccagccgg gcctgcagca ccaccttaga ggttttgatt atttgattag accaatctat   300tcacc   305 SEQ ID NO: 44ggcgaataga ttggtataat gaaataatca aaacctctta ggcggtgcta caggcccggc   60tgggttcatt aagctaggtc acgacgcgag ctagtccggg aagcccgacc acacgtggaa   120ccgccacgtg cugagggaga ggacgcgcga gattgcaagg caggctctgg ggaagccgtt  180gccggggtcc ccaggctcgc gggcgcccca tccctggcgt tcaaaccgcc aaagggtccc   240gaagcccgaa ttggaccacg cgtcccgtgt ttagagggag cggctggccc aggcagaccc  300ctcgc    305 SEQ ID NO: 45ggtgaataga ttggtctaat caaataatca aaacctctaa ggtggtgctg caggcccggc    60tgggttcatt aagctaggtc acgacgtgag ctagtccggg acgcccgacc acacgtggaa  120ccgccacgtg ctgagggaga ggacgcgcga gattgcaagg caggctctgg ggaagccgtt   180gccggggtcc ccaggctcgc gggcgccctc tcccaggcgt tcaaaccgcc aaagggtccc  240gaagcccgaa ttggaccacg cgtcccgtgt tcagagggag cggctggccc aggcagaccc   300ctcgc   305 SEQ ID NO: 46gtgatgggtt ctttagacga tccagcccag gatcatgtgt tgcccacatg gagcctatcc   60acgctggcct agaaggcaag cacatttcaa ggtgaaccca cgtccatgga gcgatggcgc   120caatatctcg cctctagacc aagcggttct caccccaact gcgtcatttg tatgtatggc  180tgcaaagttg tcggtacgat agaggccgcc aacctggcgg cgagggcgag gagctggttg   240ccgatctgtg cccaagcatg tgtcggagct cggctgtctc ggcagcgagc tcctgtgcaa  300ggggcttgca tcgagaatgt caggcgatag acactgcacg ttggggacac ggaggtgccc   360ctgtggcgtg tcctggatgc cctcgggtcc gtcgcgagaa gctctggcga ccagcacccg  420gccacaaccg cagcaggcgt tcacccacaa gaatcttcca gatcgtgatg cgcatgtatc   480gtgacacgat tggcgaggtc cgcaggacgc acacggactc gtccactcat cagaactggt  540cagggcaccc atctgcgtcc cttttcagga accacccacc gctgccaggc accttcgcca   600gcggcggact ccacacagag aatgccttgc tgtgagagac catggccggc aagtgctgtc  660ggatctgccc gcatacggtc agtccccagc acaaggaagc caagagtaca ggctgttggt   720gtcgatggag gagtggccgt tcccacaagt agtgagcggc agctgctcaa cggcttcccc  780ctgttcatct tggcaaagcc agtgacttcc tacaagtatg tgatgcagat cggcactgca   840atctgtcggc atgcgtacag aacatcggct cgccagggca gcgttgctcg ctctggatga  900gctgcttggg aggaatcatc ggcacacgcc cgtgccgtgc ccgcgccccg cgcccgtcgg   960gaaaggcccc cggttaggac actgccgcgt cagccagtcg tgggatcgat cggacgtggc 1020gaatcctcgc ccggacaccc tcatcacacc ccacatttcc ctgcaagcaa tcttgccgac  1080aaaatagtca agatccattg ggtttaggga acacgtgcga gactgggcag ctgtatctgt 1140ccttgccccg cgtcaaattc ctgggcgtga cgcagtcaca ggagaatcta ttagaccctg  1200gacttgcagc tcagtcatgg gcgtgagtgg ctaaagcacc taggtcaggc gagtaccgcc 1260ccttccccag gattcactct tctgcgattg acgttgagcc tgcatcgggc tgcttcgtca  1320cc 1322 SEQ ID NO: 47tcggagctaa agcagagact ggacaagact tgcgttcgca tactggtgac acagaatagc   60tcccatctat tcatacgcct ttgggaaaag gaacgagcct tgtggcctct gcattgctgc  120ctgctttgag gccgaggacg gtgcgggacg ctcagatcca tcagcgatcg ccccaccctc  180agagcacctc cgatccaagg caatactatc aggcaaagtt tccaaattca aacattccaa  240aatcacgcca gggactggat cacacacgca gatcagcgcc gttttgctct ttgcctacgg  300gcgactgtgc cacttgtcga cccctggtga cgggagggac cacgcctgcg gttggcatcc  360acttcgacgg acccagggac ggtttctcat gccaaacctg agatttgagc acccagatga  420gcacattatg cgttttagga tgcctgagca gcgggcgtgc aggaatctgg tctcgccaga  480ttcaccgaag atgcgcccat cggagcgagg cgagggcttt gtgaccacgc aaggcagtgt  540gaggcaaaca catagggaca cctgcgtctt tcaatgcaca gacatctatg gtgcccatgt  600atataaaatg ggctacttct gagtcaaacc aacgcaaact gcgctatggc aaggccggcc  660aaggttggaa tcccggtctg tctggatttg agtttgtggg ggctatcacg tgacaatccc  720tgggattggg cggcagcagc gcacggcctg ggtggcaatg gcgcactaat actgctgaaa  780gcacggctct gcatcccttt ctcttgacct gcgattggtc cttttcgcaa gcgtgatcat  840 c 841 SEQ ID NO:48tcggagctaa agcagaaact gaacaagact tgcgttcgca tacttgtgac actgaatagg   60ttcaatctat tcatacgcct ttgggaaact gaacgagcct tgtggcctct gcattgctgc  120ctgctttgag gccgaggacg gcgcggaacg cacagatcca tcagcgatcg ccccaccctc  180agagtacatc cgatccaagg caatactatc aggcaaagtt tccaaattca aacattccaa  240aattacgtca gggactggat cacacacgca gatcagcgcc gttttgctct ttgcctacgg  300gcgactgtgc cacttgtcga cgcctggtga cgggagggac cacgcctgcg gttggcatcc  360acttcgacgg acccagggac ggtctcacat gccaaacctg agatttgagc accaagatga  420gcacattatg cgtttttgga tgcctgagca gcgggcgtgc aggaatctgg tctcgccaga  480ttcaccgaag atgcggccat cggagcgagg cgagggctgt gtggccacgc caggcagtgt  540gaggcaaaca cacagggaca tctgcttctt tcgatgcaca gacatctatg ttgcccgtgc  600atataaaatg ggctacttct gaatcaaacc aacgcaaact tcgctatggc aaggccggcc  660aaggttggaa tcccggtctg tctggatttg agtttgtggg ggctatcacg tgacaatccc  720tgggattggg cggcagcagc gcacggcctg gatggcaatg gcgcactaat actgctgaaa  780gcacggctct gcatcccttt ctcttgacct gcgattggtc cttttcgcaa gcgtgatcat  840 c 841 SEQ ID NO: 49caccgatcac tccgtcgccg cccaagagaa atcaacctcg atggagggcg aggtggatca   60gaggtattgg ttatcgttcg ttcttagtct caatcaatcg tacaccttgc agttgcccga  120gtttctccac acatacagca cctcccgctc ccagcccatt cgagcgaccc aatccgggcg  180atcccagcga tcgtcgtcgc ttcagtgctg accggtggaa agcaggagat ctcgggcgag  240caggaccaca tccagcccag gatcttcgac tggctcagag ctgaccctca cgcggcacag  300caaaagtagc acgcacgcgt tatgcaaact ggttacaacc tgtccaacag tgttgcgacg  360ttgactggct acattgtctg tctgtcgcga gtgcgcctgg gcccttacgg tgggacactg  420gaactccgcc ccgagtcgaa cacctagggc gacgcccgca gcttggcatg acagctctcc  480ttgtgttcta aataccttgc gcgtgtggga ga  512 SEQ ID NO: 50atccaccgat cactccgtcg ccgcccaaga gaattcaacc tcgatggagg gcaaggtgga   60tcagaggtat tggttatcgt tcgctattag tctcaatcaa tcgtgcacct tgcagttgct  120cgagtttctc cacacataca gcacctcccg ctcccagccc attcgagcga cccaatccgg  180gcgatcccag cgatcgtcgt cgcttcagtg ctgaccggtg gaaagcagga gatctcgggc  240gagcaggacc acatccagca caggatcttc gactggctca gagctgaccc tcacgcggca  300cagcaaaagt agcccgcacg cgttatgcaa acaggttaca acctgtccaa cactgttgcg  360acgttgactg gctacattgt ctgtctgtcg cgagtacgcc tggaccctta cggtgggaca  420ctggaactcc gccccgagtc gaacacctag ggcgacgccc gcagcttggc atgacagctc  480tccttgtatt ctaaatacct cgcgcgtgtg ggagaa  516 SEQ ID NO: 51atgatgcgcg tgtacgacta tcaaggaaga aagaggactt aatttcttac cttctaacca   60ccatattctt tttgctggat gcttgctcgt ctcgatgaca attgtgaacc tcttgtgtga  120ccctgaccct gctgcaaggc tctccgaccg cacgcaaggc gcagccggcg cgtccggagg  180cgatcggatc caatccagtc gtcctcccgc agcccgggca cgtttgccca tgcaggccct  240tccacaccgc tcaagagact cccgaacacc gcccactcgg cactcgcttc ggctgccgag  300tgcgcgtttg agtttgccct gccacagaag acacc  335 SEQ ID NO: 52atgatgcgcg tgtacgacta tcaaggaaga aagaggactt aatttcttac cttctaacca   60ccatattctt tttgctggat gcttgctcgt ctcgatgaca attgtgaacc tcttgtgtga  120ccctgaccct gctgcaaggc tctccgaccg cacgcaaggc gcagccggcg cgtccggagg  180cgatcggatc caatccagtc gtcctcccgc agcccgggca cgtttgccca tgcaggccct  240tccacaccgc tcaagagact cccgaacacc gcccactcgg cactcgcttc ggctgccgag  300tgcgcgtttg agtttgccct gccacaggag acatc  335 SEQ ID NO: 53cccgggcgag ctgtacgcct acggagcgag gcctggtgtg accgttgcga tctcgccagc   60agacgtcgcg gagcctcgtc ccaaaggccc tttctgatcg agcttgtcgt ccactggacg  120ctttaagttg cgcgcgcgat gggataaccg agctgatctg cactcagatt ttggtttgtt  180ttcgcgcatg gtgcagcgag gggaggtact acgctggggt acgagatcct ccggattccc  240agaccgtgtt gccggcattt acccggtcat cgccagcgat tcgggacgac aaggccttat  300cctgtgctga gacgctcgag cacgtttata aaattgtggg taccgcggta tgcacagcgt  360tcaacacgcg ccacgccgaa attggttggt gggggagcac gtatgggact gacgtatggc  420cagcagcgaa cactcaccga acaagtgcca atgtatacct tgcatcaatg atgctccggc  480agcttcgatt gactgtctcg aaaaagtgtg agcaagcaga tcatgtggcc gctctgtcgc  540gcagcacctg acgcattcga cacccacggc aatgcccagg ccagggaata gagagtaaga  600caactcccat tgttcagcaa aacattgcac tgcagtgcct tcacaactat acaatgaatg  660ggagggaata tgggctctgc atgggacagc ttagctggga cattcggcta ctgaacaaga  720aaaccccacg agaaccaatt ggcgaaacct gccgggagga ggtgatcgtt tctgtaaatg  780gcttacgcat tcccccccgg cggctcacga ggggtgtggt gaaccctgcc agctgatcaa  840gtgcttgctg acgtcggcca gggaggtgta tgtgattggg ccgtggggcg tgagttatcc  900taccgccgga cccgcgaagt cacatgacga atggccgtgc gggatgacga gagcacgact  960cgctctttct tcgccggccc ggcttcatgg aggacaataa taaagggtgg ccaccggcaa 1020cagccctcca tacctgaacc gattccagac ccaaacctct tgaattttga gggatccagt 1080tcaccggtat agtcacg 1097 SEQ ID NO: 54atccccgggc gagctgtacg cctacggagc gaggcctggt gtgaccgttg cgatctcgcc   60agcagacgtc gcggagcctc gtcccaaagg ccctttctga tcgagcttgt cgtccactgg  120acgctttaag ttgcgcgcgc gatgggataa ccgagctgat ctgcactcag attttggttt  180gttttcgcgc atggtgcagc gaggggaggt actacgctgg ggtacgagat cctccggatt  240cccagaccgt gttgccggca tttacccggt catcgccagc gattcgggac gacaaggcct  300tatcctgtgc tgagacgctc gagcacgttt ataaaattgt ggtcaccgtg gtacgcacag  360cgtccaacac gcgccacgcc gaaattcgtt ggtgggggag cacgtatcgg actgacgtat  420ggccagcagc gaacactcac caaacaggtg ccaatgtata gcttgcatca atgatgctct  480ggcagcttcg attgactgtc tcgaaaaagt gtgtgcaaac agattatgtg gccgctctgt  540ggccgcgcag cacctgacgc actcgacacc cacggcaatg cccaggccaa ggaacagaga  600gtaagacaac tcccattgtt cagtaaaaca ttgcactgca gtgccttcac aaacatacaa  660cgaacgggag ggaatatggg cttcgaatgg gacagcttag ctgggacatt cggttactga  720acaagaaaac cccacgagaa ccaactggcg aaacctgccg ggaggaggtg atcgtttttg  780taaatggctt acgcattccc cccccggcgg ctcacggggg gtgtggtgaa ccctgccagc  840tgatcaagtg cttgctgacg tcggccaggg aggtgtatgt gatttggccg tggggcgtga  900gttatcctac cgccggaccc gcgaagtcac atgacgaatg gccgtgcggg atgacgagag  960cagggctcgc tctttcttcg ccggcccggc ttcatggagg acaataataa agggtggcca 1020ccggcaacag ccctccatac ctgaaccgat tccagaccca aacctcttga attttgaggg 1080atccagttca ccggtatagt cacga 1105 SEQ ID NO: 55gcgagtggtt ttgctgccgg gaagggagtg gggagcgtcg agcgagggac gcggcgctcg   60aggcgcacgt cgtctgtcaa cgcgcgcggc cctcgcggcc cgcggcccca cccagctcta  120atcatcgaaa actaagaggc tccacacgcc tgtcgtagaa tgcatgggat tcgccagtag  180accacgatct gcgccgaaga agctggtcta cccgacgttt tttgttgctc ctttattctg  240aatgatatga agatagtgtg cgcagtgcca cgcataggca tcaggagcaa gggaggacgg  300gtcaacttga aagaaccaaa ccatccatcc gagaaatgcg catcatcttt gtagtaccat  360caaacgcctt ggccaatgtc ttctgcatgg acaacacaac ctgctcctgg ccacacggtc  420gacttggagc gccccatgcg cccaggtcgc cacgacccgc ggcccagcgc gcggcgattc  480gcctcacgag atcccggcgg acccggcacg cccgcgggcc gacggtgcgc ttggcgatgc  540tgctcattaa cccacggccg tcacccgatc cacatgctct ttttcaacac atccacattg  600gaatagagct ctaccagggt gagtactgca ttctttgggg ctgggaggac cccactcgac  660acctggtcct tcatcggccg aaagcccgaa cctgagcgct tccccgcccc gttcctcatc  720cccgactttc cgatggccca ttgcagtttc aaac  754 SEQ ID NO: 56atctgggtgg aggactggga gtaagatgta aggatattaa ttaaacattc tagtttgttg   60atggcacaac agtcaatgca tttcagtcgt cttgctcctt ataacctatg cgtgtgccat  120cgccggccat gcacctgtgg cgtggtaccg accatcgggg agaggcccga gattcggagg  180tacctcccgc cctgggcgag cccttcacgt gacggcacaa gtcccttgca tcggcccgcg  240agcacggaat acagagcccc gtgcccccca cgggccctca catcatccac tccattgttc  300ttgccacacc gatcagca  318 SEQ ID NO: 57tgggtggagg actgggaaga agatgtaagg atatcaattt aacattctag tttgttgatg   60gcacaacagt cactgaatac cgggcgtctg gctgctaaaa tagccggage gtgtgccatc  120gccggccatg catctgtggc gtggtaccga ccatcaggga gaggcccgag attcggaggt  180acctcccgcc ccgggcgagc ccttcacgtg acggcacaag tcccttgcat cggcccgcga  240gcacggaata cagagccccg tgctccccac gggccctcac atcatccact ccattgttct  300tgccacaccg atcagc  316 SEQ ID NO: 58ataacgaggc acaatgatcg atatttctat cgaacaactg tatttagccc tgtacgtacc   60ccgctcttgg gccagcccgt ccgtgcttgc cttcggaaaa ttgcatggcg cctcatgcaa  120actcgcgctc tcacagcaga tctcgcccag ctcccgggag agcaatcgcg ggtggggccc  180ggggcgaatc caggacgcgc cccgcggggc cgctccactc gccagggcca atgggcggct  240tatagtcctg gcatgggctc tgcatgcaca gtatcgcagt ttgggcgagg tgttgccccc  300gcgatttcga atacgcgacg cccggtactc gtgcgagaac agggttcttg   350SEQ ID NO: 59atcgcgatgg tgcgcactcg tgcgcaatga atatggggtc acgcggtgga cgaacgcgga   60gggggcctgg ccgaatctat gcttgcattc ctcagatcac tttctgccgg cggtccgggg  120tttgcgcgtc gcgcaacgct ccgtctccct agccgctgcg caccgcgcgt gcgacgcgaa  180ggtcattttc cagaacaacg accatggctt gtcttagcga tcgctcgaat gactgctagt  240gagtcgtacg ctcgacccag tcgctcgcag gagaacgcgg caactgccga gcttcggctt  300gccagtcgtg actcgtatgt gatcaggaat cattggcatt ggtagcatta taattcggct  360tccgcgctgt ttatgggcat ggcaatgtct catgcagtcg accttagtca accaattctg  420ggtggccagc tccgggcgac cgggctccgt gtcgccgggc accacctcct gccatgagta  480acagggccgc cctctcctcc cgacgttggc ccactgaata ccgtgtcttg gggccctaca  540tgatgggctg cctagtcggg cgggacgcgc aactgcccgc gcaatctggg acgtggtctg  600aatcctccag gcgggtttcc ccgagaaaga aagggtgccg atttcaaagc agagccatgt  660gccgggccct gtggcctgtg ttggcgccta tgtagtcacc ccccctcacc caattgtcgc  720cagtttgcgc aatccataaa ctcaaaactg cagcttctga gctgcgctgt tcaagaacac  780ctctggggtt tgctcacccg cgaggtcgac gcccagca  818 SEQ ID NO: 60atcacgatgg tgcgcattcg tgcaaagtga atatggggtc acgcggtgga cgaacgcgga   60gggggcatga ccgaatctag gctcgcattc ctcagatcac ttcatgccgg cggtccgggg  120tttgcgcgtc gcgcaaggct acgtctccct agccgctgcg caccacgcgt gcgacgcgga  180ggccatcttc cggagcaacg accatggatt gtcttagcga tcgcacgaat gagtgctagt  240gagtcgtacg ctcgacccag tcgctcgcag gagaaggcgg cagctgccga gcttcggctt  300accagtcgtg actcgtatgt gatcaggaat cattggcatt ggtagcatta taattcggct  360tccgcgctgc gtatgggcat ggcaatgtct catgcagtcg atcttagtca accaattttg  420ggtggccagg tccgggcgac cgggctccgt gtcgccgggc accacctcct gccaggagta  480gcagggccgc cctctcgtcc cgacgttggc ccactgaata ccgtggcttc gagccctaca  540tgatgggctg cctagtcggg cgggacgcgc aactgcccgc gcgatctggg ggctggtctg  600aatccttcag gcgggtgtta cccgagaaag aaagggtgcc gatttcaaag cagacccatg  660tgccgggccc tgtggcctgt gttggcgcct atgtagtcac cccccctcac ccaattgtcg  720ccagtttgcg cactccataa actcaaaaca gcagcttctg agctgcgctg ttcaagaaca  780cctctggggt ttgctcaccc gcgaggtcga cgcccagca  819 SEQ ID NO: 61gctcttcgcc gccgccactc ctgctcgagc gcgcccgcgc gtgcgccgcc agcgccttgg   60ccttttcgcc gcgctcgtgc gcgtcgctga tgtccatcac caggtccatg aggtctgcct  120tgcgccggct gagccactgc ttcgtccggg cggccaagag gagcatgagg gaggactcct  180ggtccagggt cctgacgtgg tcgcggctct gggagcgggc cagcatcatc tggctctgcc  240gcaccgaggc cgcctccaac tggtcctcca gcagccgcag tcgccgccga ccctggcaga  300ggaagacagg tgaggggggt atgaattgta cagaacaacc acgagccttg tctaggcaga  360atccctacca gtcatggctt tacctggatg acggcctgcg aacagctgtc cagcgaccct  420cgctgccgcc gcttctcccg cacgcttctt tccagcaccg tgatggcgcg agccagcgcc  480gcacgctggc gctgcgcttc gccgatctga ggacagtcgg ggaactctga tcagtctaaa  540cccccttgcg cgttagtgtt gccatccttt gcagaccggt gagagccgac ttgttgtgcg  600ccacccccca caccacctcc tcccagacca attctgtcac ctttttggcg aaggcatcgg  660cctcggcctg cagagaggac agcagtgccc agccgctggg ggttggcgga tgcacgctca  720ggtacccttt cttgcgctat gacacttcca gcaaaaggta gggcgggctg cgagacggct  780tcccggcgct gcatgcaaca ccgatgatgc ttcgaccccc cgaagctcct tcggggctgc  840atgggcgctc cgatgccgct ccagggcgag cgctgtttaa atagccaggc ccccgattgc  900aaagacatta tagcgagcta ccaaagccat attcaaacac ctagatcact accacttcta  960cacaggccac tcgagcttgt gatcgcactc cgctaagggg gcgcctcttc ctcttcgttt 1020cagtcacaac ccgcaaactc tagaatatca atgctgctgc aggccttcct gttcctgctg 1080gccggcttcg ccgccaagat cagcgcctcc atgacgaacg agacgtccga ccgccccctg 1140gtgcacttca cccccaacaa gggctggatg aacgacccca acggcctgtg gtacgacgag 1200aaggacgcca agtggcacct gtacttccag tacaacccga acgacaccgt ctgggggacg 1260cccttgttct ggggccacgc cacgtccgac gacctgacca actgggagga ccagcccatc 1320gccatcgccc cgaagcgcaa cgactccggc gccttctccg gctccatggt ggtggactac 1380aacaacacct ccggcttctt caacgacacc atcgacccgc gccagcgctg cgtggccatc 1440tggacctaca acaccccgga gtccgaggag cagtacatct cctacagcct ggacggcggc 1500tacaccttca ccgagtacca gaagaacccc gtgctggccg ccaactccac ccagttccgc 1560gacccgaagg tcttctggta cgagccctcc cagaagtgga tcatgaccgc ggccaagtcc 1620caggactaca agatcgagat ctactcctcc gacgacctga agtcctggaa gctggagtcc 1680gcgttcgcca acgagggctt cctcggctac cagtacgagt gccccggcct gatcgaggtc 1740cccaccgagc aggaccccag caagtcctac tgggtgatgt tcatctccat caaccccggc 1800gccccggccg gcggctcctt caaccagtac ttcgtcggca gcttcaacgg cacccacttc 1860gaggccttcg acaaccagtc ccgcgtggtg gacttcggca aggactacta cgccctgcag 1920accttcttca acaccgaccc gacctacggg agcgccctgg gcatcgcgtg ggcctccaac 1980tgggagtact ccgccttcgt gcccaccaac ccctggcgct cctccatgtc cctcgtgcgc 2040aagttctccc tcaacaccga gtaccaggcc aacccggaga cggagctgat caacctgaag 2100gccgagccga tcctgaacat cagcaacgcc ggcccctgga gccggttcgc caccaacacc 2160acgttgacga aggccaacag ctacaacgtc gacctgtcca acagcaccgg caccctggag 2220ttcgagctgg tgtacgccgt caacaccacc cagacgatct ccaagtccgt gttcgcggac 2280ctctccctct ggttcaaggg cctggaggac cccgaggagt acctccgcat gggcttcgag 2340gtgtccgcgt cctccttctt cctggaccgc gggaacagca aggtgaagtt cgtgaaggag 2400aacccctact tcaccaaccg catgagcgtg aacaaccagc ccttcaagag cgagaacgac 2460ctgtcctact acaaggtgta cggcttgctg gaccagaaca tcctggagct gtacttcaac 2520gacggcgacg tcgtgtccac caacacctac ttcatgacca ccgggaacgc cctgggctcc 2580gtgaacatga cgacgggggt ggacaacctg ttctacatcg acaagttcca ggtgcgcgag 2640gtcaagtgac aattggcagc agcagctcgg atagtatcga cacactctgg acgctggtcg 2700tgtgatggac tgttgccgcc acacttgctg ccttgacctg tgaatatccc tgccgctttt 2760atcaaacagc ctcagtgtgt ttgatcttgt gtgtacgcgc ttttgcgagt tgctagctgc 2820ttgtgctatt tgcgaatacc acccccagca tccccttccc tcgtttcata tcgcttgcat 2880cccaaccgca acttatctac gctgtcctgc tatccctcag cgctgctcct gctcctgctc 2940actgcccctc gcacagcctt ggtttgggct ccgcctgtat tctcctggta ctgcaacctg 3000taaaccagca ctgcaatgct gatgcacggg aagtagtggg atgggaacac aaatggagga 3060tcccgcgtct cgaacagagc gcgcagagga acgctgaagg tctcgcctct gtcgcacctc 3120agcgcggcat acaccacaat aaccacctga cgaatgcgct tggttcttcg tccattagcg 3180aagcgtccgg ttcacacacg tgccacgttg gcgaggtggc aggtgacaat gatcggtgga 3240gctgatggtc gaaacgttca cagcctaggg atatcctgaa gaatgggagg caggtgttgt 3300tgattatgag tgtgtaaaag aaaggggtag agagccgtcc tcagatccga ctactatgca 3360tgattatgag tgtgtaaaag aaaggggtag agagccgtcc tcagatccga ctactatgca 3360ggtagccgct cgcccatgcc cgcctggctg aatattgatg catgcccatc aaggcaggca 3420ggcatttctg tgcacgcacc aagcccacaa tcttccacaa cacacagcat gtaccaacgc 3480acgcgtaaaa gttggggtgc tgccagtgcg tcatgccagg catgatgtgc tcctgcacat 3540ccgccatgat ctcctccatc gtctcgggtg tttccggcgc ctggtccggg agccgttccg 3600ccagataccc agacgccacc tccgacctca cggggtactt ttcgagcgtc tgccggtagt 3660cgacgatcgc gtccaccatg gagtagccga ggcgccggaa ctggcgtgac ggagggagga 3720gagggaggag agagaggggg gggggggggg gggatgatta cacgccagtc tcacaacgca 3780tgcaagaccc gtttgattat gagtacaatc atgcactact agatggatga gcgccaggca 3840taaggcacac cgacgttgat ggcatgagca actcccgcat catatttcct attgtcctca 3900cgccaagccg gtcaccatcc gcatgctcat attacagcgc acgcaccgct tcgtgatcca 3960ccgggtgaac gtagtcctcg acggaaacat ctggctcggg cctcgtgctg gcactccctc 4020ccatgccgac aacctttctg ctgtcaccac gacccacgat gcaacgcgac acgacccggt 4080gggactgatc ggttcactgc acctgcatgc aattgtcaca agcgcatact ccaatcgtat 4140ccgtttgatt tctgtgaaaa ctcgctcgac cgcccgcgtc ccgcaggcag cgatgacgtg 4200tgcgtgacct gggtgtttcg tcgaaaggcc agcaacccca aatcgcaggc gatccggaga 4260ttgggatctg atccgagctt ggaccagatc ccccacgatg cggcacggga actgcatcga 4320ctcggcgcgg aacccagctt tcgtaaatgc cagattggtg tccgatacct tgatttgcca 4380tcagcgaaac aagacttcag cagcgagcgt atttggcggg cgtgctacca gggttgcata 4440cattgcccat ttctgtctgg accgctttac cggcgcagag ggtgagttga tggggttggc 4500aggcatcgaa acgcgcgtgc atggtgtgtg tgtctgtttt cggctgcaca atttcaatag 4560tcggatgggc gacggtagaa ttgggtgttg cgctcgcgtg catgcctcgc cccgtcgggt 4620gtcatgaccg ggactggaat cccccctcgc gaccctcctg ctaacgctcc cgactctccc 4680gcccgcgcgc aggatagact ctagttcaac caatcgacaa ctagtatggc caccgcatcc 4740actttctcgg cgttcaatgc ccgctgcggc gacctgcgtc gctcggcggg ctccgggccc 4800cggcgcccag cgaggcccct ccccgtgcgc gggcgcgcca tccccccccg catcatcgtg 4860gtgtcctcct cctcctccaa ggtgaacccc ctgaagaccg aggccgtggt gtcctccggc 4920ctggccgacc gcctgcgcct gggctccctg accgaggacg gcctgtccta caaggagaag 4980ttcatcgtgc gctgctacga ggtgggcatc aacaagaccg ccaccgtgga gaccatcgcc 5040aacctgctgc aggaggtggg ctgcaaccac gcccagtccg tgggctactc caccggcggc 5100ttctccacca cccccaccat gcgcaagctg cgcctgatct gggtgaccgc ccgcatgcac 5160atcgagatct acaagtaccc cgcctggtcc gacgtggtgg agatcgagtc ctggggccag 5220ggcgagggca agatcggcac ccgccgcgac tggatcctgc gcgactacgc caccggccag 5280gtgatcggcc gcgccacctc caagtgggtg atgatgaacc aggacacccg ccgcctgcag 5340aaggtggacg tggacgtgcg cgacgagtac ctggtgcact gcccccgcga gctgcgcctg 5400gccttccccg aggagaacaa ctcctccctg aagaagatct ccaagctgga ggacccctcc 5460cagtactcca agctgggcct ggtgccccgc cgcgccgacc tggacatgaa ccagcacgtg 5520aacaacgtga cctacatcgg ctgggtgctg gagtccatgc cccaggagat catcgacacc 5580cacgagctgc agaccatcac cctggactac cgccgcgagt gccagcacga cgacgtggtg 5640gactccctga cctcccccga gccctccgag gacgccgagg ccgtgttcaa ccacaacggc 5700accaacggct ccgccaacgt gtccgccaac gaccacggct gccgcaactt cctgcacctg 5760ctgcgcctgt ccggcaacgg cctggagatc aaccgcggcc gcaccgagtg gcgcaagaag 5820cccacccgca tggactacaa ggaccacgac ggcgactaca aggaccacga catcgactac 5880aaggacgacg acgacaagtg aatcgataga tctcttaagg cagcagcagc tcggatagta 5940tcgacacact ctggacgctg gtcgtgcgat ggactgttgc cgccacactt gctgccttga 6000cctgtgaata tccctgccgc ttttatcaaa cagcctcagt gtgtttgatc ttgtgtgtac 6060gcgcttttgc gagttgctag ctgcttgtgc tatttgcgaa taccaccccc agcatcccct 6120tccctcgttt catatcgctt gcatcccaac cgcaacttat ctacgctgtc ctgctatccc 6180tcagcgctgc tcctgctcct gctcactgcc cctcgcacag ccttggtttg ggctccgcct 6240gtattctcct ggtactgcaa cctgtaaacc agcactgcaa tgctgatgca cgggaagtag 6300tgggatggga acacaaatgg aaagcttaat taagagctct tgttttccag aaggagttgc 6360tccttgagcc tttcattctc agcctcgata acctccaaag ccgctctaat tgtggagggg 6420gttcgaattt aaaagcttgg aatgttggtt cgtgcgtctg gaacaagccc agacttgttg 6480ctcactggga aaaggaccat cagctccaaa aaacttgccg ctcaaaccgc gtacctctgc 6540tttcgcgcaa tctgccctgt tgaaatcgcc accacattca tattgtgacg cttgagcagt 6600ctgtaattgc ctcagaatgt ggaatcatct gccccctgtg cgagcccatg ccaggcatgt 6660cgcgggcgag gacacccgcc actcgtacag cagaccatta tgctacctca caatagttca 6720taacagtgac catatttctc gaagctcccc aacgagcacc tccatgctct gagtggccac 6780cccccggccc tggtgcttgc ggagggcagg tcaaccggca tggggctacc gaaatccccg 6840accggatccc accacccccg cgatgggaag aatctctccc cgggatgtgg gcccaccacc 6900agcacaacct gctggcccag gcgagcgtca aaccatacca cacaaatatc cttggcatcg 6960gccctgaatt ccttctgccg ctctgctacc cggtgcttct gtccgaagca ggggttgcta 7020gggatcgctc cgagtccgca aacccttgtc gcgtggcggg gcttgttcga gcttgaagag 7080 c7081 SEQ ID NO: 62gctcttccca actcagataa taccaatacc cctccttctc ctcctcatcc attcagtacc   60cccccccttc tcttcccaaa gcagcaagcg cgtggcttac agaagaacaa tcggcttccg  120ccaaagtcgc cgagcactgc ccgacggcgg cgcgcccagc agcccgcttg gccacacagg  180caacgaatac attcaatagg gggcctcgca gaatggaagg agcggtaaag ggtacaggag  240cactgcgcac aaggggcctg tgcaggagtg actgactggg cgggcagacg gcgcaccgcg  300ggcgcaggca agcagggaag attgaagcgg cagggaggag gatgctgatt gaggggggca  360tcgcagtctc tcttggaccc gggataagga agcaaatatt cggccggttg ggttgtgtgt  420gtgcacgttt tcttcttcag agtcgtgggt gtgcttccag ggaggatata agcagcagga  480tcgaatcccg cgaccagcgt ttccccatcc agccaaccac cctgtcggta ccgcggtgag  540aatcgaaaat gcatcgtttc taggttcgga gacggtcaat tccctgctcc ggcgaatctg  600tcggtcaagc tggccagtgg acaatgttgc tatggcagcc cgcgcacatg ggcctcccga  660cgcggccatc aggagcccaa acagcgtgtc agggtatgtg aaactcaaga ggtccctgct  720gggcactccg gccccactcc gggggcggga cgccaggcat tcgcggtcgg tcccgcgcga  780cgagcgaaat gatgattcgg ttacgagacc aggacgtcgt cgaggtcgag aggcagcctc  840ggacacgtct cgctagggca acgccccgag tccccgcgag ggccgtaaac attgtttctg  900ggtgtcggag tgggcatttt gggcccgatc caatcgcctc atgccgctct cgtctggtcc  960tcacgttcgc gtacggcctg gatcccggaa agggcggatg cacgtggtgt tgccccgcca 1020ttggcgccca cgtttcaaag tccccggcca gaaatgcaca ggaccggccc ggctcgcaca 1080ggccatgctg aacgcccaga tttcgacagc aacaccatct agaataatcg caaccatccg 1140cgttttgaac gaaacgaaac ggcgctgttt agcatgtttc cgacatcgcg ggggccgaag 1200catgctccgg ggggaggaaa gcgtggcaca gcggtagccc attctgtgcc acacgccgac 1260gaggaccaat ccccggcatc agccttcatc gacggctgcg ccgcacatat aaagccggac 1320gcctaaccgg tttcgtggtt atgactagta tgttcgcgtt ctacttcctg acggcctgca 1380tctccctgaa gggcgtgttc ggcgtctccc cctcctacaa cggcctgggc ctgacgcccc 1440agatgggctg ggacaactgg aacacgttcg cctgcgacgt ctccgagcag ctgctgctgg 1500acacggccga ccgcatctcc gacctgggcc tgaaggacat gggctacaag tacatcatcc 1560tggacgactg ctggtcctcc ggccgcgact ccgacggctt cctggtcgcc gacgagcaga 1620agttccccaa cggcatgggc cacgtcgccg accacctgca caacaactcc ttcctgttcg 1680gcatgtactc ctccgcgggc gagtacacgt gcgccggcta ccccggctcc ctgggccgcg 1740aggaggagga cgcccagttc ttcgcgaaca accgcgtgga ctacctgaag tacgacaact 1800gctacaacaa gggccagttc ggcacgcccg agatctccta ccaccgctac aaggccatgt 1860ccgacgccct gaacaagacg ggccgcccca tcttctactc cctgtgcaac tggggccagg 1920acctgacctt ctactggggc tccggcatcg cgaactcctg gcgcatgtcc ggcgacgtca 1980cggcggagtt cacgcgcccc gactcccgct gcccctgcga cggcgacgag tacgactgca 2040agtacgccgg cttccactgc tccatcatga acatcctgaa caaggccgcc cccatgggcc 2100agaacgcggg cgtcggcggc tggaacgacc tggacaacct ggaggtcggc gtcggcaacc 2160tgacggacga cgaggagaag gcgcacttct ccatgtgggc catggtgaag tcccccctga 2220tcatcggcgc gaacgtgaac aacctgaagg cctcctccta ctccatctac tcccaggcgt 2280ccgtcatcgc catcaaccag gactccaacg gcatccccgc cacgcgcgtc tggcgctact 2340acgtgtccga cacggacgag tacggccagg gcgagatcca gatgtggtcc ggccccctgg 2400acaacggcga ccaggtcgtg gcgctgctga acggcggctc cgtgtcccgc cccatgaaca 2460cgaccctgga ggagatcttc ttcgactcca acctgggctc caagaagctg acctccacct 2520gggacatcta cgacctgtgg gcgaaccgcg tcgacaactc cacggcgtcc gccatcctgg 2580gccgcaacaa gaccgccacc ggcatcctgt acaacgccac cgagcagtcc tacaaggacg 2640gcctgtccaa gaacgacacc cgcctgttcg gccagaagat cggctccctg tcccccaacg 2700cgatcctgaa cacgaccgtc cccgcccacg gcatcgcgtt ctaccgcctg cgcccctcct 2760cctgatacaa cttattacgt attctgaccg gcgctgatgt ggcgcggacg ccgtcgtact 2820ctttcagact ttactcttga ggaattgaac ctttctcgct tgctggcatg taaacattgg 2880cgcaattaat tgtgtgatga agaaagggtg gcacaagatg gatcgcgaat gtacgagatc 2940gacaacgatg gtgattgtta tgaggggcca aacctggctc aatcttgtcg catgtccggc 3000gcaatgtgat ccagcggcgt gactctcgca acctggtagt gtgtgcgcac cgggtcgctt 3060tgattaaaac tgatcgcatt gccatcccgt caactcacaa gcctactcta gctcccattg 3120cgcactcggg cgcccggctc gatcaatgtt ctgagcggag ggcgaagcgt caggaaatcg 3180tctcggcagc tggaagcgca tggaatgcgg agcggagatc gaatcaggat cccgcgtctc 3240gaacagagcg cgcagaggaa cgctgaaggt ctcgcctctg tcgcacctca gcgcggcata 3300caccacaata accacctgac gaatgcgctt ggttcttcgt ccattagcga agcgtccggt 3360tcacacacgt gccacgttgg cgaggtggca ggtgacaatg atcggtggag ctgatggtcg 3420aaacgttcac agcctagcat agcgactgct accccccgac catgtgccga ggcagaaatt 3480atatacaaga agcagatcgc aattaggcac atcgctttgc attatccaca cactattcat 3540cgctgctgcg gcaaggctgc agagtgtatt tttgtggccc aggagctgag tccgaagtcg 3600acgcgacgag cggcgcagga tccgacccct agacgagctc tgtcattttc caagcacgca 3660gctaaatgcg ctgagaccgg gtctaaatca tccgaaaagt gtcaaaatgg ccgattgggt 3720tcgcctagga caatgcgctg cggattcgct cgagtccgct gccggccaaa aggcggtggt 3780acaggaaggc gcacggggcc aaccctgcga agccgggggc ccgaacgccg accgccggcc 3840ttcgatctcg ggtgtccccc tcgtcaattt cctctctcgg gtgcagccac gaaagtcgtg 3900acgcaggtca cgaaatccgg ttacgaaaaa cgcaggtctt cgcaaaaacg tgagggtttc 3960gcgtctcgcc ctagctattc gtatcgccgg gtcagaccca cgtgcagaaa agcccttgaa 4020taacccggga ccgtggttac cgcgccgcct gcaccagggg gcttatataa gcccacacca 4080cacctgtctc accacgcatt tctccaactc gcgacttttc ggaagaaatt gttatccacc 4140tagtatagac tgccacctgc aggaccttgt gtcttgcagt ttgtattggt cccggccgtc 4200gagctcgaca gatctgggct agggttggcc tggccgctcg gcactcccct ttagccgcgc 4260gcatccgcgt tccagaggtg cgattcggtg tgtggagcat tgtcatgcgc ttgtgggggt 4320cgttccgtgc gcggcgggtc cgccatgggc gccgacctgg gccctagggt ttgttttcgg 4380gccaagcgag cccctctcac ctcgtcgccc ccccgcattc cctctctctt gcagcccata 4440tggccatggc cgccgccgtg atcgtgcccc tgggcatcct gttcttcatc tccggcctgg 4500tggtgaacct gctgcaggcc atctgctacg tgctgatccg ccccctgtcc aagaacacct 4560accgcaagat caaccgcgtg gtggccgaga ccctgtggct ggagctggtg tggatcgtgg 4620actggtgggc cggcgtgaag atccaggtgt tcgccgacaa cgagaccttc aaccgcatgg 4680gcaaggagca cgccctggtg gtgtgcaacc accgctccga catcgactgg ctggtgggct 4740ggatcctggc ccagcgctcc ggctgcctgg gctccgccct ggccgtgatg aagaagtcct 4800ccaagttcct gcccgtgatc ggctggtcca tgtggttctc cgagtacctg ttcctggagc 4860gcaactgggc caaggacgag tccaccctga agtccggcct gcagcgcctg aacgacttcc 4920cccgcccctt ctggctggcc ctgttcgtgg agggcacccg cttcaccgag gccaagctga 4980aggccgccca ggagtacgcc gcctcctccg agctgcccgt gccccgcaac gtgctgatcc 5040cccgcaccaa gggcttcgtg tccgccgtgt ccaacatgcg ctccttcgtg cccgccatct 5100acgacatgac cgtggccatc cccaagacct cccccccccc caccatgctg cgcctgttca 5160agggccagcc ctccgtggtg cacgtgcaca tcaagtgcca ctccatgaag gacctgcccg 5220agtccgacga cgccatcgcc cagtggtgcc gcgaccagtt cgtggccaag gacgccctgc 5280tggacaagca catcgccgcc gacaccttcc ccggccagca ggagcagaac atcggccgcc 5340ccatcaagtc cctggccgtg gtgctgtcct ggtcctgcct gctgatcctg ggcgccatga 5400agttcctgca ctggtccaac ctgttctcct cctggaaggg catcgccttc tccgccctgg 5460gcctgggcat catcaccctg tgcatgcaga tcctgatccg ctcctcccag tccgagcgct 5520ccacccccgc caaggtggtg cccgccaagc ccaaggacaa ccacaacgac tccggctcct 5580cctcccagac cgaggtggag aagcagaagt gaatgcatgc agcagcagct cggatagtat 5640cgacacactc tggacgctgg tcgtgtgatg gactgttgcc gccacacttg ctgccttgac 5700ctgtgaatat ccctgccgct tttatcaaac agcctcagtg tgtttgatct tgtgtgtacg 5760cgcttttgcg agttgctagc tgcttgtgct atttgcgaat accaccccca gcatcccctt 5820ccctcgtttc atatcgcttg catcccaacc gcaacttatc tacgctgtcc tgctatccct 5880cagcgctgct cctgctcctg ctcactgccc ctcgcacagc cttggtttgg gctccgcctg 5940tattctcctg gtactgcaac ctgtaaacca gcactgcaat gctgatgcac gggaagtagt 6000gggaugggaa cacaaatgga cttaaggatc taagtaagat tcgaagcgct cgaccgtgcc 6060ggacggactg cagccccatg tcgtagtgac cgccaatgta agtgggctgg cgtttccctg 6120tacgtgagtc aacgtcactg cacgcgcacc accctctcga ccggcaggac caggcatcgc 6180gagatacagc gcgagccaga cacggagtgc cgagctatgc gcacgctcca actagatatc 6240atgtggatga tgagcatgaa ttcctttctt gcgctatgac acttccagca aaaggtaggg 6300cgggctgcga gacggcttcc cggcgctgca tgcaacaccg atgatgcttc gaccccccga 6360agctccttcg gggctgcatg ggcgctccga tgccgctcca gggcgagcgc tgtttaaata 6420gccaggcccc cgattgcaaa gacattatag cgagctacca aagccatatt caaacaccta 6480gatcactacc acttctacac aggccactcg agcttgtgat cgcactccgc taagggggcg 6540cctcttcctc ttcgtttcag tcacaacccg caaacactag tatggctatc aagacgaaca 6600ggcagcctgt ggagaagcct ccgttcacga tcgggacgct gcgcaaggcc atccccgcgc 6660actgtttcga gcgctcggcg cttcgtagca gcatgtacct ggcctttgac atcgcggtca 6720tgtccctgct ctacgtcgcg tcgacgtaca tcgaccctgc accggtgcct acgtgggtca 6780agtacggcat catgtggccg ctctactggt tcttccaggt gtgtttgagg gttttggttg 6840cccgtattga ggtcctggtg gcgcgcatgg aggagaaggc gcctgtcccg ctgacccccc 6900cggctaccct cccggcacct tccagggcgc gtacgggaag aaccagtaga gcggccacat 6960gatgccgtac ttgacccacg taggcaccgg tgcagggtcg atgtacgtcg acgcgacgta 7020gagcagggac atgaccgcga tgtcaaaggc caggtacatg ctgctacgaa gcgccgagcg 7080ctcgaaacag tgcgcgggga tggccttgcg cagcgtcccg atcgtgaacg gaggcttctc 7140cacaggctgc ctgttcgtct tgatagccat ctcgaggcag cagcagctcg gatagtatcg 7200acacactctg gacgctggtc gtgtgatgga ctgttgccgc cacacttgct gccttgacct 7260gtgaatatcc ctgccgcttt tatcaaacag cctcagtgtg tttgatcttg tgtgtacgcg 7320cttttgcgag ttgctagctg cttgtgctat ttgcgaatac cacccccagc atccccttcc 7380ctcgtttcat atcgcttgca tcccaaccgc aacttatcta cgctgtcctg ctatccctca 7440gcgctgctcc tgctcctgct cactgcccct cgcacagcct tggtttgggc tccgcctgta 7500ttctcctggt actgcaacct gtaaaccagc actgcaatgc tgatgcacgg gaagtagtgg 7560gatgggaaca caaatggaaa gctgtagagc tcttgttttc cagaaggagt tgctccttga 7620gcctttcatt ctcagcctcg ataacctcca aagccgctct aattgtggag ggggttcgaa 7680ccgaatgctg cgtgaacggg aaggaggagg agaaagagtg agcagggagg gattcagaaa 7740tgagaaatga gaggtgaagg aacgcatccc tatgcccttg caatggacag tgtttctggc 7800caccgccacc aagacttcgt gtcctctgat catcatgcga ttgattacgt tgaatgcgac 7860ggccggtcag ccccggacct ccacgcaccg gtgctcctcc aggaagatgc gcttgtcctc 7920cgccatcttg cagggctcaa gctgctccca aaactcttgg gcgggttccg gacggacggc 7980taccgcgggt gcggccctga ccgccactgt tcggaagcag cggcgctgca tgggcagcgg 8040ccgctgcggt gcgccacgga ccgcatgatc caccggaaaa gcgcacgcgc tggagcgcgc 8100agaggaccac agagaagcgg aagagacgcc agtactggca agcaggctgg tcggtgccat 8160ggcgcgctac taccctcgct atgactcggg tcctcggccg gctggcggtg ctgacaattc 8220gtttagtgga gcagcgactc cattcagcta ccagtcgaac tcagtggcac agtgactccg 8280ctcttc 8286 Brassic napus LPAAT CDS SEQ ID NO: 63MAMAAAVIVPLGILFFISGLVVNLLQAVCYVLVRPMSKNTYRKINRVVAETLWLELVWIVDWWAGVKIQVFADDETFNRMGKEHALVVCNHRSDIDWLVGWILAQRSGCLGSALAVMKKSSKFLPVIGWSMWFSEYLFLERNWAKDESTLQSGLQRLNDFPRPFWLALFVEGTRFTEAKLKAAQEYAASSELPVPRNVLIPRTKGFVSAVSNMRSFVPAIYDMTVAIPKTSPPPTMLRLFKGQPSVVHVHIKCHSMKDLPEPEDEIAQWCRDQFVAKDALLDKHIAADTFPGQKEQNIGRPIKSLAVVVSWACLLTLGAMKFLHWSNLFSSWKGIALSAFGLGIITLCMQILIRSSQSERSTPAKVAPAKPKDNHQSGPSSQTEVEEKQKMature native Protheca moriformis KASII amino acid sequenceSEQ ID NO: 64AAAAADANPARPERRVVITGQGVVTSLGQTIEQFYSSLLEGVSGISQIQKFDTTGYTTTIAGEIKSLQLDPYVPKRWAKRVDDVIKYVYIAGKQALESAGLPIEAAGLAGAGLDPALCGVLIGTAMAGMTSFAAGVEALTRGGVRKMNPFCIPFSISNMGGAMLAMDIGFMGPNYSISTACATGNYCILGAADHIRRGDANVMLAGGADAAIIPSGIGGFIACKALSKRNDEPERASRPWDADRDGFVMGEGAGVLVLEELEHAKRRGATILAELVGGAATSDAHHMTEPDPQGRGVRLCLERALERARLAPERVGYVNAHGTSTPAGDVAEYRAIRAVIPQDSLRINSTKSMIGHLLGGAGAVEAVAAIQALRTGWLHPNLNLENPAPGVDPVVLVGPRKERAEDLDVVLSNSFGFGGHNSCVIFRKYDEMature Prototheca moriformis Stearoyl Acyl-ACP desaturase (SAD2-1)SEQ ID NO: 65GAVAAPGRRAASRPLVVHAVASEAPLGVPPSVQRPSPVVYSKLDKQHRLTPERLELVQSMGQFAEERVLPVLHPVDKLWQPQDFLPDPESPDFEDQVAELRARAKDLPDEYFVVLVGDMITEEALPTYMAMLNTLDGVRDDTGAADHPWARWTRQWVAEENRHGDLLNKYCWLTGRVNMRAVEVTINNLIKSGMNPQTDNNPYLGFVYTSFQERATKYSHGNTARLAAEHGDKGLSKICGLIASDEGRHEIAYTRIVDEFFRLDPEGAVAAYANMMRKQITMPAHLMDDMGHGEANPGRNLFADFSAVAEKIDVYDAEDYCRILEHLNARWKVDERQVSGQAAADQEYVLGLPQRFRKLAEKTAAKRKRVARRPVAFSWISGREIMVNucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in pSZ3870SEQ ID NO: 66 gctcttcacccaactcagataataccaatacccctccttctcctcctcatccattcagtacccccccccttctcttcccaaagcagcaagcgcgtggcttacagaagaacaatcggcttccgccaaagtcgccgagcactgcccgacggcggcgcgcccagcagcccgcttggccacacaggcaacgaatacattcaatagggggcctcgcagaatggaaggagcggtaaagggtacaggagcactgcgcacaaggggcctgtgcaggagtgactgactgggcgggcagacggcgcaccgcgggcgcaggcaagcagggaagattgaagcggcagggaggaggatgctgattgaggggggcatcgcagtctctcttggacccgggataaggaagcaaatattcggccggttgggttgtgtgtgtgcacgttttcttcttcagagtcgtgggtgtgcttccaggga

cgccccctggtgcacttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgcccttgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccttctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggcttcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctccttcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccaggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagccgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagcccttcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccgggaacgccctgggctccgtg

agtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtc

gcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtRtRtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggrtccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctcttgttttccagaaggagttgctccttgagcctttcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggttcgaaccgaatgctgcgtgaacgggaaggaggaggagaaagagtgagcagggagggattcagaaatgagaaatgagaggtgaaggaacgcatccctatgcccttgcaatggacagtgtttctggccaccgccaccaagacttcgtgtcctctgatcatcatgcgattgattacgttgaatgcgacggccggtcagccccggacctccacgcaccggtgctcctccaggaagatgcgcttgtcctccgccatcttgcagggctcaagctgctcccaaaactcttgggcgggttccggacggacggctaccgcgggtgcggccctgaccgccactgttcggaagcagcggcgctgcatgggcagcggccgctgcggtgcgccacggaccgcatgatccaccggaaaagcgcacgcgctggagcgcgcagaggaccacagagaagcggaagagacgccagtactggcaagcaggctggtcggtgccatggcgcgctactaccctcgctatgactcgggtcctcggccggctggcggtgctgacaattcgtttagtggagcagcgactccattcagctaccagtcgaactcagtggcacagtgactccgctcttcNucleotide sequence of PmUAPA1 promoter contained in pSZ2533SEQ ID NO: 67

Nucleotide sequence of PmHXT1 promoter contained in pSZ3869SEQ ID NO: 68

Nucleotide sequence of PmSOD promoter contained in pSZ3935 SEQ ID NO: 69

Nucleotide sequence of PmATPB1 promoter contained in pSZ3936SEQ ID NO: 70

Nucleotide sequence of PmEf1-1 promoter contained in pSZ3937SEQ ID NO: 71

Nucleotide sequence of PmEf1-2 promoter contained in pSZ3938SEQ ID NO: 72

Nucleotide sequence of PmACP1 promoter contained in pSZ3939SEQ ID NO: 73

Nucleotide sequence of PmACP2 promoter contained in pSZ3940SEQ ID NO: 74

Nucleotide sequence of PmC1LYR1 promoter contained in pSZ3941SEQ ID NO: 75

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT1-1 promoter contained in pSZ3942SEQ ID NO: 76

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT1-2 promoter contained in pSZ3943SEQ ID NO: 77

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT3-1 promoter contained in pSZ3944SEQ ID NO: 78

Nucleotide sequence of PmAMT3-2 promoter contained in pSZ3945SEQ ID NO: 79

Nucleotide sequence of transforming DNA contained in pSZ4768 (D3870)SEQ ID NO: 80 gctcttcgcgaaggtcattttccagaacaacgaccatggcttgtcttagcgatcgctcgaatgactgctagtgagtcgtacgctcgacccagtcgctcgcaggagaacgcggcaactgccgagcttcggcttgccagtcgtgactcgtatgtgatcaggaatcattggcattggtagcattataattcggcttccgcgctgtttatgggcatggcaatgtctcatgcagtcgaccttagtcaaccaattctgggtggccagctccgggcgaccgggctccgtgtcgccgggcaccacctcctgccatgagtaacagggccgccctctcctcccgacgttggcccactgaataccgtgtcttggggccctacatgatgggctgcctagtcgggcgggacgcgcaactgcccgcgcaatctgggacgtggtctgaatcctccaggcgggtttccccgagaaagaaagggtgccgatttcaaagcagagccatgtgccgggccctgtggcctgtgttggcgcctatgtagtcaccccccctcacccaattgtcgccagtttgcgcaatcc

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacgg

actttactcttgaggaattgaacctttctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggccaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaaatcgtctcggcagctggaagcgcatggaatgcggagcggagatcgaatcaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgaca

gcgttcaatgcccgctgcggcgacctgcgtcgctcggcgggctccgggccccggcgcccagcgaggcccctccccgtgcgcgggcgcgcc gccgccgccgccgacgccaaccccgcccgccccgagcgccgcgtggtgatcaccggccagggcgtggtgacctccctgggccagaccatcgagcagttctactcctccctgctggagggcgtgtccggcatctcccagatccagaagttcgacaccaccggctacaccaccaccatcgccggcgagatcaagtccctgcagctggacccctacgtgcccaagcgctgggccaagcgcgtggacgacgtgatcaagtacgtgtacatcgccggcaagcaggccctggagtccgccggcctgcccatcgaggccgccggcctggccggcgccggcctggaccccgccctgtgcggcgtgctgatcggcaccgccatggccggcatgacctccttcgccgccggcgtggaggccctgacccgcggcggcgtgcgcaagatgaaccccttctgcatccccttctccatctccaacatgggcggcgccatgctggccatggacatcggcttcatgggccccaactactccatctccaccgcctgcgccaccggcaactactgcatcctgggcgccgccgaccacatccgccgcggcgacgccaacgtgatgctggccggcggcgccgacgccgccatcatcccctccggcatcggcggcttcatcgcctgcaaggccctgtccaagcgcaacgacgagcccgagcgcgcctcccgcccctgggacgccgaccgcgacggcttcgtgatgggcgagggcgccggcgtgctggtgctggaggagctggagcacgccaagcgccgcggcgccaccatcctggccgagctggtgggcggcgccgccacctccgacgcccaccacatgaccgagcccgacccccagggccgcggcgtgcgcctgtgcctggagcgcgccctggagcgcgcccgcctggcccccgagcgcgtgggctacgtgaacgcccacggcacctccacccccgccggcgacgtggccgagtaccgcgccatccgcgccgtgatcccccaggactccctgcgcatcaactccaccaagtccatgatcggccacctgctgggcggcgccggcgccgtggaggccgtggccgccatccaggccctgcgcaccggctggctgcaccccaacctgaacctggagaaccccgcccccggcgtggaccccgtggtgctggtgggcccccgcaaggagcgcgccgaggacctggacgtggtgctgtccaactccttcggcttcggcggccacaactcctgcgtgatcttccgcaagtacgacgagatggactacaaggaccacgacggcgactacaaggaccacgacatcgactacaaggacgacgacgac

tgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctga

tcttaaggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagc ttaattaagagctcctcactcagcgcgcctgcgcggggatgcggaacgccgccgccgccttgtcttttgcacgcgcgactccgtcgcttcgcgggtggcacccccattgaaaaaaacctcaattctgtttgtggaagacacggtgtacccccaaccacccacctgcacctctattattggtattattgacgcgggagcgggcgttgtactctacaacgtagcgtctctggttttcagctggctcccaccattgtaaattcttgctaaaatagtgcgtggttatgtgagaggtatggtgtaacagggcgtcagtcatgttggttttcgtgctgatctcgggcacaaggcgtcgtcgacgtgacgtgcccgtgatgagagcaataccgcgctcaaagccgacgcatggcctttactccgcactccaaacgactgtcgctcgtatttttcggatatctattttttaagagcgagcacagcgccgggcatgggcctgaaaggcctcgcggccgtgctcgtggtgggggccgcgagcgcgtggggcatcgcggcagtgcaccaggcgcagacggaggaacgcatggtgagtgcgcatcacaagatgcatgtcttgttgtctgtactataatgctagagcatcaccaggggcttagtcatcgcacctgctttggtcattacagaaattgcacaagggcgtcctccgggatgaggagatgtaccagctcaagctggagcggcttcgagccaagcaggagcgcggcgcatgacgacctacccacatgc gaagagcProthcca moriformis SAD2-2v3 promoter SEQ ID NO: 81GTGAAAACTCGCTCGACCGCCCGCGTCCCGCAGGCAGCGATGACGTGTGCGTGACCTGGGTGTTTCGTCGAAAGGCCAGCAACCCCAAATCGCAGGCGATCCGGAGATTGGGATCTGATCCGAGCTTGGACCAGATCCCCCACGATGCGGCACGGGAACTGCATCGACTCGGCGCGGAACCCAGCTTTCGTAAATGCCAGATTGGTGTCCGATACCTTGATTTGCCATCAGCGAAACAAGACTTCAGCAGCGAGCGTATTTGGCGGGCGTGCTACCAGGGTTGCATACATTGCCCATTTCTGTCTGGACCGCTTTACCGGCGCAGAGGGTGAGTTGATGGGGTTGGCAGGCATCGAAACGCGCGTGCATGGTGTGTGTGTCTGTTTTCGGCTGCACAATTTCAATAGTCGGATGGGCGACGGTAGAATTGGGTGTTGCGCTCGCGTGCATGCCTCGCCCCGTCGGGTGTCATGACCGGGACTGGAATCCCCCCTCGCGACCCTCCTGCTAACGCTCCCGACTCTCCCGCCCGCGCGCAGGATAGACTCTAGTTCAACCAATCGACALimnanthes douglasii (LimdLPAAT, Uniprot Accession No: Q42870)SEQ ID NO: 82MAKTRTSSLRNRRQLKPAVAATADDDKDGVFMVLLSCFKIFVCFAIVLITAVAWGLIMVLLLPWPYMRIRLGNLYGHIIGGLVIWIYGIPIKIQGSEHTKKRAIYISNHASPIDAFFVMWLAPIGTVGVAKKEVIWYPLLGQLYTLAHHIRIDRSNPAAAIQSMKEAVRVITEKNLSLIMFPEGTRSRDGRLLPFKKGFVHLALQSHLPIVPMILTGTHLAWRKGTFRVRPVPITVKYLPPINTDDWTVDKIDDYVKMIHDVYVRNLPASQKPLGSTNRSNLimnanthes alba (LimaLPAAT, Unirprot Accession No: Q42868) SEQ ID NO: 83MAKTRTSSLRNRRQLKTAVAATADDDKDGIFMVLLSCFKIFVCFAIVLITAVAWGLIMVLLLPWPYMRIRLGNLYGHIIGGLVIWLYGIPIEIQGSEHTKKRAIYISNHASPIDAFFVMWLAPIGTVGVAKKEVIWYPLLGQLYTLAHHIRIDRSNPAAAIQSMKEAVRVITEKNLSLIMFPEGTRSGDGRLLPFKKGFVHLALQSHLPIVPMILTGTHLAWRKGTFRVRPVPITVKYLPPINTDDWTVDKIDDYVKMIHDIYVRNLPASQKPLGSTNRSKCrambe hispanica subsp. abyssinica FAE GenBank Accession No: AY793549SEQ ID NO: 84MTSINVKLLYHYVITNLFNLCFFPLTAIVAGKASRLTIDDLHHLYYSYLQHNVITIAPLFAFTVFGSILYIVTRPKPVYLVEYSCYLPPTQCRSSISKVMDIFYQVRKADPFRNGTCDDSSWLDFLRKIQERSGLGDETHGPEGLLQVPPRKTFAAAREETEQVIVGALKNLFENTKVNPKDIGILVVNSSMFNPTPSLSAMVVNTFKLRSNVRSFNLGGMGCSAGVIAIDLAKDLLHVHKNTYALVVSTENITYNIYAGDNRSMMVSNCLFRVGGAAILLSNKPRDRRRSKYELVHTVRTHTGADDKSFRCVQQGDDENGKTGVSLSKDITEVAGRTVKKNIATLGPLILPLSEKLLFFVTFMAKKLFKDKVKHYYVPDFKLAIDHFCIHAGGRAVIDVLEKNLGLAPIDVEASRSTLHRFGNTSSSSIWYELAYIEAKGRMKKGNKVWQIALGSGFKCNSAVWVALSNVKASTNSPWEHCIDRYPVKIDSDSAKSETRAQNGRS Lunaria annua FAE GenBank Accession No: ACJ61777SEQ ID NO: 85MTSINVKLLYHYVITNFFNLCFFPLTAILAGKASRLTTNDLHHFYSYLQHNLITLTLLFAFTVFGSVLYFVTRPKPVYLVDYSCYLPPQHLSAGISKTMEIFYQIRKSDPLRNVALDDSSSLDFLRKIQERSGLGDETYGPEGLFEIPPRKNLASAREETEQVINGALKNLFENTKVNPKEIGILVVNSSMFNPTPSLSAMVVNTFKLRSNIKSFNLGGMGCSAGVIAIDLAKDLLHVHKNTYALVVSTENITQNIYTGDNRSMMVSNCLFRVGGAAILLSNKPGDRRRSKYRLAHTVRTHTGADDKSFGCVRQEEDDSGKTGVSLSKDITGVAGITVQKNITTLGPLVLPLSEKILFVVTRVAKKLLKDKIKHYYVPDFKLAVDHFCIHAGGRAVIDVLEKNLGLSPIDVEASRSTLHRFGNTSSSSIWYELAYIEAKGRMKKGNKAWQIAVGSGFKCNSAVWVALRNVKASANSPWEHCIHKYPVQMYSGSSKSETRAQNGRS AtLPCAT1 NP_172724.2 SEQ ID NO: 86MDMSSMAGSIGVSVAVLRFLLCFVATIPVSFACRIVPSRLGKHLYAAASGAFLSYLSFGFSSNLHFLVPMTIGYASMAIYRPKCGIITFFLGFAYLIGCHVFYMSGDAWKEGGIDSTGALMVLTLKVISCSMNYNDGMLKEEGLREAQKKNRLIQMPSLIEYFGYCLCCGSHFAGPVYEMKDYLEWTEGKGIWDTTEKRKKPSPYGATIRAILQAAICMALYLYLVPQYPLTRFTEPVYQEWGFLRKFSYQYMAGFTARWKYYFIWSISEASIIISGLGFSGWTDDASPKPKWDRAKNIVDILGVELAKSAVQIPLVWNIQVSTWLRHYVYERLVQNGICKAGFFQLLATQTVSAVWHGLYPGYMMFFVQSALMIAGSRVIYRWQQAISPKMAMLRNIMVFINFLYTVLVLNYSAVGFMVLSLHETLTAYGSVYYIGTIIPVGLILLSYVVPAKPSRPKPRKEE AtLPCAT2 NP_176493.1 SEQ ID NO: 87MELLDMNSMAASIGVSVAVLRFLLCFVATIPISFLWRFIPSRLGKHIYSAASGAFLSYLSFGFSSNLHFLVPMTIGYASMAMYRPKCGIITFFLGFAYLIGCHVFYMSGDAWKEGGIDSTGALMVLTLKVISCSINYNDGMLKEEGLREAQKKNRLIQMPSLIEYFGYCLCCGSHFAGPVFEMKDYLEWTEEKGIWAVSLEKGKRPSPYGAMIRAVFQAAICMALYLYLVPQFPLTRFTEPVYQEWGFLKRFGYQYMAGFTARWKYYFIWSISEASIIISGLGFSGWTDETQTKAKWDRAKNVDILGVELAKSAVQIPLFWNIQVSTWLRHYVYERIVKPGKKAGFFQLLATQTVSAVWHGLYFGYIIFFVQSALMIDGSKAIYRWQQAIPPKMAMLRNVLVLINFLYTVVVLNYSSVGFMVLSLHETLVAFKSVYYIGTVIPIAVLLLSYLVPVKPVRPKTRKEE BrLPCAT S16_Br_Trinity_38655 - ORF 1 (frame 2) SEQ ID NO: 88MISMDMDSMAASIGVSVAVLRFLLCFVATIPVSFFWRIVPSRLGKHVYAAASGVFLSYLSFGFSSNLHFLVPMTIGYASMAMYRPKCGIITFFLGFAYLIGCHVFYMSGDAWKEGGIDSTGALMVLTLKVISCAVNYNDGMLKEEGLREAQKKNRLIEMPSLIEYFGYCLCCGSHFAGPVYEMKDYLQWTEGTGIWDSSEKRKQPSPYLATLRAIFQAGICMALYLYLVPQFPLTRFTEPVYQEWGFWKKFGYQYMAGQTARWKYYFIWSISEASIIISGLGFSGWTDDEASPKPKWDRAKNVDILGVELAKSAVQIPLVWNIQVSTWLRHYVYERLVKSGKKAGFFQLLATQTVSAVWHGLYPGYMMFFVQSALMIAGSRVIYRWQQAISPKLGVLRSMMVFINFLYTVLVLNYSAVGFMVLSLHETLTAYGSVYYIGTIIPVGLILLSYVVPAKPYRAKPRKEE BjLPCAT1 S15_Bj_Trinity_73901 - ORF 1 (frame 3)SEQ ID NO: 89MISMDMDSMAASIGVSVAVLRFLLCFVATIPVSFFWRIVPSRLGKHVYAAASGVFLSYLSFGFSSNLHFLVPMTIGYASMAMYRPKCGIITFFLGFAYLIGCHVFYMSGDAWKEGGIDSTGALMVLTLKVISCAVNYNDGMLKEEGLREAQKKNRLIEMPSLIEYFGYCLCCGSHFAGPVYEMKDYLQWTEGTGIWDSSEKRKQPSPYLATLRAIFQAGICMALYLYLVPQFPLTRFTEPVYQEWGFWKKFGYQYMAGQTARWKYYFIWSISEASIIISGLGFSGWTDDEASPKPKWDRAKNVDILGVELAKSAVQIPLVWNIQVSTWLRHYVYERLVKSGKKAGFFQLLATQTVSAVWHGLYPGYMMFFVQSALMIAGSRVIYRWQQAISPKLGVLRSMMVFINFLYTVLVLNYSAVGFMVLSLHETLTAYGSVYYIGTIIPVGLILLSYVVPAKPYRAKPRKEEBjLPCAT2 _PTX_Sample_S15_Bj_merged_transcripts- ORF 1 (frame 3)SEQ ID NO: 90MISMDMDSMAASIGVSVAVLRFLLCFVATIPVSFFWRIVPSRLGKHVYAAASGVFLSYLSFGFSSNLHFLVPMTIGYASMAMYRPKCGIITFFLGFAYLIGCHVFYMSGDAWKEGGIDSTGALMVLTLKVISCAVNYNDGMLKEEGLREAQKKNRLIEMPSLIEYFGYCLCCGSHFAGPVYEMKDYLQWTEGTGIWDSSEKRKQPSPYLATLRAIFQAGICMALYLYLVPQFPLTRFTEPVYQEWGFWKKFGYQYMAGQTARWKYYFIWSISEASIIISGLGFSGWTDDEASPKPKWDRAKNVDILGVELAKSAVQIPLVWNIQVSTWLRHYVYERLVKSGKKAGFFQLLATQTVSAVWHGLYPGYMMFFVQSALMIAGSRVIYRWQQAISPKLGVLRSMMVFINFLYTVLVLNYSAVGFMVLSLHETLTAYGSVYYIGTIIPVGLILLSYVVPAKPYRAKPRKEE LimdLPCAT1 S03_Ld_Trinity_38978 - ORF 2 (frame 3)SEQ ID NO: 91MDLDMDSMASSIGVSVPVLRFLLCYAATIPVSFICRFVPGKTPKNVFSAATGAFLSYLSFGFSSNIHFLIPMTLGYASMALYRAKCGIVTFFLAFGYLIGCHVYYMSGDAWKEGGIDATGALMVLTLKVISCSVNYNDGLLKEEGLRPSQKKNRLSSLPSFIEYVGYCLCCGTHFAGPVYEMKDYLEWTAGKGIWAKSEKAKSPSPFLPALRALLQGAVCMVLYLYLVPQYPLSQFTSPVYQEWGFWKRLSYQYMAGFTARWKYYFIWSISEASVILSGLGFSGWTDSSPPKPRWDRAKNVDILGVEFATSGAQVPLVWNIQVSTWLRHYVYDRLVKTGKKPGFFQLLATQTTSAVWHGLYPGYLFFFVQSALMIAGSKVIYRWKQALPPSASVLQKILVFANFLYTLLVLNYSCVGFMVLSMHETIAAYGSVYYVGTIVPIVLTILGSIIPVKPRRTKVQKEQ LimdLPCAT2 S03_Ld_Trinity_29594 - ORF 1 (frame 1) SEQ ID NO: 92MNMQNAALLIGVSVPVFRFLVSFLATVPVSFLWRYAPGNLGKHVYAAGSGALLSCLAFGLLSNLHFLVLMVMGYCSMVFYRSKCGILTFVLGFTYLIGCHFYYMSGDAWKDGGMDATGSLMVLTLKVISCAINYNDGLLKEEGLREAQKKNRLINLPSVVEYVGYCLCCGSHFAGPVFEMKDYLQWTKKKGIWAAKERSPSPYVATIRALLQAAICMVVYMYLVPRFPLSTLAEPIYQEWGFWKKLSYQYITGFSSRWKYFFVWSISEASMIISGLGFSGWTDTSPQNPQWDRAKNVDILRAELPESAVVLPLVWNIHVSTWLRHYVYERLIKNGKKPGFFELLATQTVSAVWHGLYPGYIIFFVHTALMIAGSRVIYRWRQAVPPNMALVKKMLTFMNLLYTVLILNYSYVGFRVLNLHETLAAHRSVYYVGTILPIIFIFLGYIFPAKPSRPKPRKQQ pSZ5344; AtPDCT SEQ ID NO: 93 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgtg

gggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgt

acacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtg

agtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcPSZ5295: ATDAG-CPT SEQ ID NO: 94 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgtg

gggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgcaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgt

acacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtg

cggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgaccagaagagc BrDAG-CPT in pSZ5345 and pSZ5350 SEQ ID NO: 95

BjDAG-CPT in pSZ5306 and pSZ5347 SEQ ID NO: 96

PSZ5296; AtLPCAT1 SEQ ID NO: 97 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgtg

gggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcacatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgt

acacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtg

catggccggctccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccgtgtccttcgcctgccgcatcgtgccctcccgcctgggcaagcacctgtacgccgccgcctccggcgccttcctgtcctacctgtccttcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatctaccgccccaagtgcggcatcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgttctacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgctccatgaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgtacgagatgaaggactacctggagtggaccgagggcaagggcatctgggacaccaccgagaagcgcaagaagccctccccctacggcgccaccatccgcgccatcctgcaggccgccatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagtaccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgcgcaagttctcctaccagtacatggccggcttcaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgacgcctcccccaagcccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctggtgtggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcctggtgcagaacggcaagaaggccggcttcttccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatgatgttcttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgccggctcccgcgtgatctaccgctggcagcaggccatctcccccaagatggccatgctgcgcaacatcatggtgttcatcaacttcctgtacaccgtgctggtgctgaactactccgccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctgaccgcctacggctccgtgtactacatcggcaccatcatccccgtgggcctgatcctgctgtcctacgtggtgcccgccaagccctcccgccccaag

ccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagag ctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgaccagaagagcgctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtcc

ttcgcgactacacctgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccacctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagacacgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcacacgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgc

cactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacggg

ccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgaccagaag agc AtLPCAT2 SEQ ID NO: 98

BrLPCAT SEQ ID NO: 99

BjLPCAT SEQ ID NO: 100

LimdLPCAT1 SEQ ID NO: 101

LimdLPCAT2 SEQ ID NO: 102

pSZ5297: AtLPCAT SEQ ID NO: 103 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgtg

gggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgt

acacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtg

acatgaactccatggccgcctccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccatctccttcctgtggcgcttcatcccctcccgcctgggcaagcacatctactccgccgcctccggcgccttcctgtcctacctgtccttcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatctaccgccccctgtccggcttcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgttctacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgctccatcaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgttcgagatgaaggactacctggagtggaccgaggagaagggcatctgggccgtgtccgagaagggcaagcgcccctccccctacggcgccatgatccgcgccgtgttccaggccgccatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagttccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgaagcgcttcggctaccagtacatggccggcttcaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgagacccagaccaaggccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctgttctggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcatcgtgaagcccggcaagaaggccggcttcttccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatcatcttcttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgacggctccaaggccatctaccgctggcagcaggccatcccccccaagatggccatgctgcgcaacgtgctggtgctgatcaacttcctgtacaccgtggtggtgctgaactactcctccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctggtggccttcaagtccgtgtactacatcggcaccgtgatccccatcgccgtgctgctgctgtcctacctggtgcccgtgaagcccg

gatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc pSZ5119 SEQ ID NO: 104 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgtg

gggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgt

acacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtg

gcacctcctccctgcgcaaccgccgccagctgaagcccgccgtggccgccaccgccgacgacgacaaggacggcgtgttcatggtgctgctgtcctgcttcaagatcttcgtgtgcttcgccatcgtgctgatcaccgccgtggcctggggcctgatcatggtgctgctgctgccctggccctccctgcgcctccgcctgggccccctgtccggccccctcatcggcggcctggtgctctggctctacggcatccccatcacgatcccgggctccgcgccccccccgcagcgcgccatctacatctccaaccacgcctcccccatcgccgccttcttcgtgatgtggctggcccccctcggccccgtgggcgtggccaagacggcggtgatctggtaccccctgctgggcccgctgtcccccctggcccaccacatccgcatcgaccgctccaaccccgccgccgccatccagtccatgaaggaggccgtgcgcgtgatcaccgagaagaacctgtccctgatcatgttccccgagggcacccgctcccgcgacggccgcctgctgcccttcccgccgggcttcgtgcccctggccctgcagtcccacctgcccatcgtgcccatgatcctgaccggcacccacctggcctggcgcaagggcaccttccgcgtgcgccccgtgcccatcaccgtgaagtacctgccccccatcaacaccgacgactggaccgtggacaagatcgacgactacgtgaa

cagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccaccdtttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgaccagaagagc Sequence of PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 5′ flank in pSZ5120 and pSZ5348SEQ ID NO: 105 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtacc PLSC-2/LPAAT1-2 3′ flank in pSZ5120 and pSZ5348SEQ ID NO: 106 gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcL. alba LPAAT (LimaLPAAT) contained in pSZ5343 and pSZ5348SEQ ID NO: 107

B. Juncea LPCAT1 (BjLPCAT1) contained in pSZ5346 and pSZ5351SEQ ID NO: 108

B. juncea LPCAT2 (BjLPCAT2) contained in pSZ5298 and pSZ5352SEQ ID NO: 109

PSZ5298 SEQ ID NO: 110 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgtg

gggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgcaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgt

acacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtg

catgaactccatggccgcctccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccgtgtccttcgcctggcgcatcgtgccctcccgcctgggcaagcacatctacgccgccgcctccggcgtgttcctgtcctacctgtccttcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatgtaccgccccaagtgcggcatcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgttctacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgcgccgtgaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgtacgagatgaaggactacctgcagtggaccgagggcaagggcatctgggactcctccgagaagcgcaagcagccctccccctacggcgccaccctgcgcgccatcttccaggccggcatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagttccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgaagaagttcggctaccagtacatggccggccagaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgacgacgcctcccccaagcccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctggtgtggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcctggtgaagtccggcaagaaggccggcttcttccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatgatgttcttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgccggctcccgcgtgatctaccgctggcagcaggccatctcccccaagctggccatgctgcgcaacatcatggtgttcatcaacttcctgtacaccgtgctggtgctgaactactccgccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctgaccgcctacggctccgtgtactacatcggcaccatcatccccgtgggcctgatcctgctgtcctacgtggtgcccgcca

tcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc SEQ ID NO: 111 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccSEQ ID NO: 112 gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcSEQ ID NO: 113

SEQ ID NO: 114

SEQ ID NO: 115

SEQ ID NO: 116

SEQ ID NO: 117 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccattatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctg

tgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgacggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgacggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgagccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgatgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtggg

tccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccgtgtccttcgcctgccgcatcgtgccctcccgcctgggcaagcacctgtacgccgccgcctccggcgccttcctgtcctacctgtccttcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatctaccgccccaagtgcggcatcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgactacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgctccatgaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgtacgagatgaaggactacctggagtggaccgagggcaagggcatctgggacaccaccgagaagcgcaagaagccctccccctacggcgccaccatccgcgccatcctgcaggccgccatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagtaccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgcgcaagttctcctaccagtacatggccggcttcaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgacgcctcccccaagcccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctggtgtggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcctggtgcagaacggcaagaaggccggcttatccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatgatgacttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgccggctcccgcgtgatctaccgctggcagcaggccatctcccccaagatggccatgctgcgcaacatcatggtgttcatcaacttcctgtacaccgtgctggtgctgaactactccgccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctgaccgcctacggctccgtgtactacatcggcaccatcatcc

gcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatcccatccctcgatcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtglltctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca g aagagc SEQ ID NO: 118 Gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggccmcgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccdttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctmccttgcagccaaatcatgagdgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctdcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccSEQ ID NO: 119 Gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgagtcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcSEQ ID NO: 120

SEQ ID NO: 121

SEQ ID NO: 122

SEQ ID NO: 123

SEQ ID NO: 124

SEQ ID NO: 125

SEQ ID NO: 126 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccdttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccgmcctgtdcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctg

tgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgatcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtggg

ggacgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagagctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatcccatccctcgatcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagag ctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc SEQ ID NO: 127 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccg tggtaccSEQ ID NO: 128 gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcaccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcSEQ ID NO: 129 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccacgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccgcggtgagaatcgaaaatgcatcgtttctaggttcggagacggtcaattccctgctccggcgaatctgtcggtcaagctggccagtggacaatgttgctatggcagcccgcgcacatgggcctcccgacgcggccatcaggagcccaaacagcgtgtcagggtatgtgaaactcaagaggtccctgctgggcactccggccccactccgggggcgggacgccaggcattcgcggtcggtcccgcgcgacgagcgaaatgatgattcggttacgagaccaggacgtcgtcgaggtcgagaggcagcctcggacacgtctcgctagggcaacgccccgagtccccgcgagggccgtaaacattgtttctgggtgtcggagtgggcattttgggcccgatccaatcgcctcatgccgctctcgtctggtcctcacgttcgcgtacggcctggatcccggaaagggcggatgcacgtggtgttgccccgccattggcgcccacgtttcaaagtccccggccagaaatgcacaggaccggcccggctcgcacaggccatgctgaacgcccagatttcgacagcaacaccatctagaataatcgcaaccatccgcgttttgaacgaaacgaaacggcgctgtttagcatgtttccgacatcgtgggggccgaagcatgctccggggggaggaaagcgtggcacagcggtagcccattctgtgccacacgccgacgaggaccaatccccggcatca

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgta gaattcctggctcgggcctcgtgctggcactccctcccatgccgacaacctttctgctgtcaccacgacccacgatgcaacgcgacacgacccggtgggactgatcggttcactgcacctgcatgcaattgtcacaagcgcatactccaatcgtatccgtttgatttctgtgaaaactcgctcgaccgcccgcgtcccgcaggcagcgatgacgtgtgcgtgacctgggtgtttcgtcgaaaggccagcaaccccaaatcgcaggcgatccggagattgggatctgatccgagcttggaccagatcccccacgatgcggcacgggaactgcatcgactcggcgcggaacccagctttcgtaaatgccagattggtgtccgataccttgatttgccatcagcgaaacaagacttcagcagcgagcgtatttggcgggcgtgctaccagggttgcatacattgcccatttctgtctggaccgctttaccggcgcagagggtgagttgatggggttggcaggcatcgaaacgcgcgtgcatggtgtgtgtgtctgttttcggctgcacaatttcaatagtcggatgggcgacggtagaattgggtgttgcgctcgcgtgcatgcctcgccccgtcgggtgtcatgaccgggactggaatcccccctcgcgaccctcctgctaac

ggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagag ctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc SEQ ID NO: 130 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtaggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtcgtttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccSEQ ID NO: 131 gagctcgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgcgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcSEQ ID NO: 132 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccgcgcggtgagaatcgaaaatgcatcgtttctaggttcggagacggtcaattccctgctccggcgaatctgtcggtcaagctggccagtggacaatgttgctatggcagcccgcgcacatgggcctcccgacgcggccatcaggagcccaaacagcgtgtcagggtatgtgaaactcaagaggtccctgctgggcactccggccccactccgggggcgggacgccaggcattcgcggtcggtcccgcgcgacgagcgaaatgatgattcggttacgagaccaggacgtcgtcgaggtcgagaggcagcctcggacacgtctcgctagggcaacgccccgagtccccgcgagggccgtaaacattgtttctgggtgtcggagtgggcattttgggcccgatccaatcgcctcatgccgctctcgtctggtcctcacgttcgcgtacggcctggatcccggaaagggcggatgcacgtggtgttgccccgccattggcgcccacgtttcaaagtccccggccagaaatgcacaggaccggcccggctcgcacaggccatgctgaacgcccagatttcgacagcaacaccatctagaataatcgcaaccatccgcgttttgaacgaaacgaaacggcgctgtttagcatgtttccgacatcgtgggggccgaagcatgctccggggggaggaaagcgtggcacagcggtagcccattctgtgccacacgccgacgaggaccaatccccggcatcac

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccctttcctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgucggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgta gaattcctggctcgggcctcgtgctggcactccctcccatgccgacaacctttctgctgtcaccacgacccacgatgcaacgcgacacgacccggtgggactgatcggttcactgcacctgcatgcaattgtcacaagcgcatactccaatcgtatccgtttgatttctgtgaaaactcgctcgaccgcccgcgtcccgcaggcagcgatgacgtgtgcgtgacctgggtgtttcgtcgaaaggccagcaaccccaaatcgcaggcgatccggagattgggatctgatccgagcttggaccagatcccccacgatgcggcacgggaactgcatcgactcggcgcggaacccagctttcgtaaatgccagattggtgtccgataccttgatttgccatcagcgaaacaagacttcagcagcgagcgtatttggcgggcgtgctaccagggttgcatacattgcccatttctgtctggaccgctttaccggcgcagagggtgagttgatggggttggcaggcatcgaaacgcgcgtgcatggtgtgtgtgtctgttttcggctgcacaatttcaatagtcggatgggcgacggtagaattgggtgttgcgctcgcgtgcatgcctcgccccgtcgggtgtcatgaccgggactggaatcccccctcgcgaccctcctgctaac

gttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagagctc cgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacat gaagagc SEQ ID NO: 133 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtgggtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccactgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgactccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagcgggggctgctgtggccgtggtgggcagggttgcgaaggggggcaggcgtoggcgtgcagtgtgagcggacattgatgccgtc+tttgccggtcaggagagctcgaaatcagagccagcctggtcatgggatcacagagctcaccaccactcgtccacctcgcctgcgccttgcagccaaatcatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggcgtggccgatctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaggaccccgcccgagtaccgaccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggctttcgaggcaccgtttgtgcttgaaactgtgggcacgcgtgccccgacgcgcctctggcgcctgcttcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccgtctctcctttcctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccSEQ ID NO: 134 gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtggtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcggaaggggatgctgtcaagttttggagctgaaaatggtgcccgcgaggatccagcgcgccccactcacccttgctgccatcgctccccacccttttccccagggaaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggtacgaacaagggtcgggccccgattctggatatcacgtctggggtgtgtttctcgcgcacgcgtcccccgatgcgctgcacagtctccctcacaccctcacccctaacgctcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaatgttcgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgtcgggaaccgttcaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggcgcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccaatcgtcacccggcgagcaattccgccccctctgtcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagcSEQ ID NO: 135

SEQ ID NO: 136

SEQ ID NO: 137 gctcttctgcttcggattccactacatcaagtaagtgaacctggcgggcgcggaggagggcccccgcccgggcggcattgttagcaaccattgcagctacctggacatcctgctgcacatgtccgattccttccccgcctttgtggcgcgccagtcgacggccaagctgccctttatcggcatcatcaggtgcgtgaaagtgggggctgctgtggtcgtggtgggcggggtcacaaatgaggacattgatgctgtcgtttgccgatcaggggagctcgaaagtaagtgcagcctggtcatgggatcacaaatctcaccaccactcgtccaccttgcctgggccttgcagccaaattatgagctgcctctacgtgaaccgcgaccgctcggggcccaaccacgtgggtgtggccgacctggtgaagcagcgcatgcaggacgaggccgaggggaagaccccgcccgagtaccggccgctgctcctcttccccgaggtgggcttttgagacactgtttgtgcttgaaactgtggacgcgcgtgccctgacgcgcctccggcgcctgtctcgcatccattcgcctctcaaccccatctcaccttttctccatcgccagggcaccacctccaacggcgactacctgcttcccttcaagaccggcgccttcctggccggggtgcccgtccagcccgt ggtaccgcggtgagaatcgaaaatgcatcgtttctaggttcggagacggtcaattccctgctccggcgaatctgtcggtcaagctggccagtggacaatgttgctatggcagcccgcgcacatgggcctcccgacgcggccatcaggagcccaaacagcgtgtcagggtatgtgaaactcaagaggtccclgctgggcactccggccccactccgggggcgggacgccaggcattcgcggtcggtcccgcgcgacgagcgaaatgatgattcggttacgagaccaggacgtcgtcgaggtcgagaggcagcctcggacacgtctcgctagggcaacgccccgagtccccgcgagggccgtaaacattgtttctgggtgtcggagtgggcattttgggcccgatccaatcgcctcatgccgctctcgtctggtcctcacgttcgcgtacggcctggatcccggaaagggcggatgcacgtggtgttgccccgccattggcgcccacgtttcaaagtccccggccagaaatgcacaggaccggcccggctcgcacaggccatgctgaacgcccagatttcgacagcaacaccatctagaataatcgcaaccatccgcgttttgaacgaaacgaaacggcgctgtttagcatgtttccgacatcgtgggggccaagcatgctccggggggaggaaagcgtggcacagcggtagcccattctgtgccacacgccgacgaggaccaatccccggcatca

gacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgacggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacg

gtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgatgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgatcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgta gaattcctggctcgggcctcgtgctggcactccctcccatgccgacaacctactgctgtcaccacgacccacgatgcaacgcgacacgacccggtgggactgatcggacactgcacctgcatgcaattgtcacaagcgcatactccaatcgtatccgtttgatttctgtgaaaactcgctcgaccgcccgcgtcccgcaggcagcgatgacgtgtgcgtgacctgggtgtttcgtcgaaaggccagcaaccccaaatcgcaggcgatccggagattgggatctgatccgagcaggaccagatcccccacgatgcggcacgggaactgcatcgactcggcgcggaacccagattcgtaaatgccagattggtgtccgataccttgatttgccatcagcgaaacaagacttcagcagcgagcgtataggcgggcgtgctaccagggagcatacattgcccatactgtctggaccgattaccggcgcagagggtgagttgatggggaggcaggcatcgaaacgcgcgtgcatggtgtgtgtgtctgattcggctgcacaatttcaatagtcggatgggcgacggtagaattgggtgttgcgctcgcgtgcatgcctcgccccgtcgggtgtcatgaccgggactggaatcccccctcgcgaccctcctgctaac

tggccgcctccatcggcgtgtccgtggccgtgctgcgcttcctgctgtgcttcgtggccaccatccccatctccttcctgtggcgcttcatcccctcccgcctgggcaagcacatctactccgccgcctccggcgccttcctgtcctacctgtcatcggcttctcctccaacctgcacttcctggtgcccatgaccatcggctacgcctccatggccatctaccgccccctgtccggcttcatcaccttcttcctgggcttcgcctacctgatcggctgccacgtgttctacatgtccggcgacgcctggaaggagggcggcatcgactccaccggcgccctgatggtgctgaccctgaaggtgatctcctgctccatcaactacaacgacggcatgctgaaggaggagggcctgcgcgaggcccagaagaagaaccgcctgatccagatgccctccctgatcgagtacttcggctactgcctgtgctgcggctcccacttcgccggccccgtgacgagatgaaggactacctggagtggaccgaggagaagggcatctgggccgtgtccgagaagggcaagcgcccctccccctacggcgccatgatccgcgccgtgaccaggccgccatctgcatggccctgtacctgtacctggtgccccagttccccctgacccgcttcaccgagcccgtgtaccaggagtggggcttcctgaagcgcttcggctaccagtacatggccggcttcaccgcccgctggaagtactacttcatctggtccatctccgaggcctccatcatcatctccggcctgggcttctccggctggaccgacgagacccagaccaaggccaagtgggaccgcgccaagaacgtggacatcctgggcgtggagctggccaagtccgccgtgcagatccccctgttctggaacatccaggtgtccacctggctgcgccactacgtgtacgagcgcatcgtgaagcccggcaagaaggccggcttcttccagctgctggccacccagaccgtgtccgccgtgtggcacggcctgtaccccggctacatcatcttcttcgtgcagtccgccctgatgatcgacggctccaaggccatctaccgctggcagcaggccatcccccccaagatggccatgctgcgcaacgtgctggtgctgatcaacttcctgtacaccgtggtggtgctgaactactcctccgtgggcttcatggtgctgtccctgcacgagaccctggtggccttcaagtccgtgtactacatcggcaccgt

aggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgagccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaa gagctccgtcctccactaccacagggtatggtcgtgtggggtcgagcgtgttgaagcgcagaaggggatgcgccgtcaagatcaggagctaaaaatggtgccagcgaggatccagcgctctcactcttgctgccatcgctcccacccttttccccaggggaccctgtggcccacgtgggagacgattccggccaagtggcacatcttcctgatgctctgccacccccgccacaaagtgaccgtgatgaaggttaggacaagggtcgggacccgattctggatatgacctctgaggtgtgtttctcgcgcaagcgtcccccaattcgttacaccacatccctcacaccctcgcccctgacactcgcagttgcccgtgtacgtccccaatgaggaggaaaaggccgaccccaagctgtacgcccaaaacgtccgcaaagccatggtgcgtcgggaaccgtcaaagtttgcttgcgggtgggcggggcggctctagcgaattggctcattggccctcaccgaggcagcacatcggacaccagtcgccacccggcttgcatcttcgccccctttcttctcgcagatggaggtcgccgggaccaaggacacgacggcggtgtttgaggacaagatgcgctacctgaactccctgaagagaaagtacggcaagcctgtgcctaagaaaattgagtgaacccccgtcgtcgacca gaagagc SEQ ID NO: 138

SEQ ID NO: 139 gctcttcgcgaaggtcattttccagaacaacgaccatggcttgtcttagcgatcgctcgaatgactgctagtgagtcgtacgctcgacccagtcgctcgcaggagaacgcggcaactgccgagcttcggcttgccagtcgtgactcgtatgtgatcaggaatcattggcattggtagcattataattcggcttccgcgctgtttatgggcatggcaatgtctcatgcagtcgaccttagtcaaccaattctgggtggccagctccgggcgaccgggctccgtgtcgccgggcaccacctcctgccatgagtaacagggccgccctctcctcccgacgttggcccactgaataccgtgtcttggggccctacatgatgggctgcctagtcgggcgggacgcgcaactgcccgcgcaatctgggattctgggacgtggtctgaatcctccaggcgggtttccccgagaaagaaagggtgccgatttcaaagcagagccatgtgccgggccctgtggcctgtgttggcctgtgttggcgcctatgtagtcaccccccctcacccaattgtcgccagtttgcgcaatccataaactcaaaactgcagcttctgagctgcgctgttcaagaacacctctggggtttgctcacccgcgaggtcgac

gcgttctacttcctgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtctccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgctcacggctcgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatcttcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgncggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacggcat

tactcttgaggaattgaacctttctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggceaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaaatcgtctcggcagctggaagcgcatggaatgcggagcggagatcgaatcaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtgga

ctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggagaattc

cacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagagctcctcactcagcgcgcctgcgcggggatgcggaacgccgccgccgccttgtcttttgcacgcgcgactccgtcgcttcgcgggtggcacccccattgaaaaaaacctcaattctgtttgtggaagacacggtgtacccccaaccacccacctgcacctctattattggtattattgacgcgggagcgggcgttgtactctacaacgtagcgtctctggttttcagctggctcccaccattgtaaattcttgctaaaatagtgcgtggttatgtgagaggtatggtgtaacagggcgtcagtcatgttggttttcgtgctgatctcgggcacaaggcgtcgtcgacgtgacgtgcccgtgatgagagcaataccgcgctcaaagccgacgcatggcctttactccgcactccaaacgactgtcgctcgtatttttcggatatctattttttaagagcgagcacagcgccgggcatgggcctgaaaggcctcgcggccgtgctcgtggtgggggccgcgagcgcgtggggcatcgcggcagtgcaccaggcgcagacggaggaacgcatggtgagtgcgcatcacaagatgcatgtcttgttgtctgtactataatgctagagcatcaccaggggcttagtcatcgcacctgctttggtcattacagaaattgcacaagggcgtcctccgggatgaggagatgtaccagctcaagctggagcggcttcgagccaagcaggagcgcggcgcatgacgacctacccacatgc gaagagc SEQ ID NO: 140 gctcttcacccaactcagataataccaatacccctccttctcctcctcatccattcagtacccccccccttctcttcccaaagcagcaagcgcgtggcttacagaagaacaatcggcttccgccaaagtcgccgagcactgcccgacggcggcgcgcccagcagcccgcttggccacacaggcaacgaatacattcaatagggggcctcgcagaatggaaggagcggtaaagggtacaggagcactgcgcacaaggggcctgtgcaggagtgactgactgggcgggcagacggcgcaccgcgggcgcaggcaagcagggaagattgaagcggcagggaggaggatgctgattgaggggggcatcgcagtctctcttggacccgggataaggaagcaaatattcggccggttgggttgtgtgtgtgcacgttttcttcttcagagtcgtg

acgagacgtccgaccgccccctggtgcacttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgcccttgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccttctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggcttcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctccttcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccaggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagccgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagcccttcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccgggaacgccctgggctccgtgaacatga

acactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtaactcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcaggacacgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtcgaaacgttcacagcctagg

atagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgagccgccacacagctgccagacctgtgaatatccctgccgcattatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcagcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtaactcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgtagagc tcagattccagaaggagagctccagagccatcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggacgaaccgaatgctgcgtgaacgggaaggaggaggagaaagagtgagcagggagggattcagaaatgagaaatgagaggtgaaggaacgcatccctatgcccttgcaatggacagtgtttctggccaccgccaccaagacttcgtgtcctctgatcatcatgcgattgattacgttgaatgcgacggccggtcagccccggacctccacgcaccggtgctcctccaggaagatgcgcttgtcctccgccatcttgcagggctcaagctgctcccaaaactcttgggcgggttccggacggacggctaccgcgggtgcggccctgaccgccactgttcggaagcagcggcgctgcatgggcagcggccgctgcggtgcgccacggaccgcatgatccaccggaaaagcgcacgcgctggagcgcgcagaggaccacagagaagcggaagagacgccagtactggcaagcaggctggtcggtgccatggcgcgctactaccctcgctatgactcgggtcctcggccggctggcggtgctgacaattcgtttagtggagcagcgactccattcagctaccagtcgaactcagtggcacagtgactcc gctcttcSEQ ID NO: 141 gctcttcgccgccgccactcctgctcgagcgcgcccgcgcgtgcgccgccagcgccttggccttttcgccgcgctcgtgcgcgtcgctgatgtccatcaccaggtccatgaggtctgccttgcgccggctgagccactgcttcgtccgggcggccaagaggagcatgagggaggactcctggtccagggtcctgacgtggtcgcggctctgggagcgggccagcatcatctggctctgccgcaccgaggccgcctccaactggtcctccagcagccgcagtcgccgccgaccctggcagaggaagacaggtgaggggggtatgaattgtacagaacaaccacgagccttgtctaggcagaatccctaccagtcatggctttacctggatgacggcctgcgaacagctgtccagcgaccctcgctgccgccgcttctcccgcacgcttctttccagcaccgtgatggcgcgagccagcgccgcacgctggcgctgcgcttcgccgatctgaggacagtcggggaactctgatcagtctaaacccc

caacaacaagaaccactccgcccgccccaagctgcccaactcctccctgctgcccggcttcgacgtggtggtccaggccgcggccacccgcttcaagaaggagacgacgaccacccgcgccacgctgacgttcgacccccccacgaccaactccgagcgcgccaagcagcgcaagcacaccatcgacccctcctcccccgacttccagcccatcccctccttcgaggagtgcttccccaagtccacgaaggagcacaaggaggtggtgcacgaggagtccggccacgtcctgaaggtgccatccgccgcgtgcacctgtccggcggcgagcccgcatcgacaactacgacacgtccggcccccagaacgtcaacgcccacatcggcctggcgaagctgcgcaaggagtggatcgaccgccgcgagaagctgggcacgccccgctacacgcagatgtactacgcgaagcagggcatcatcacggaggagatgctgtactgcgcgacgcgcgagaagctggaccccgagttcgtccgctccgaggtcgcgcggggccgcgccatcatcccctccaacaagaagcacctggagctggagcccatgatcgtgggccgcaagttcctggtgaaggtgaacgcgaacatcggcaactccgccgtggcctcctccatcgaggaggaggtctacaaggtgcagtgggccaccatgtggggcgccgacaccatcatggacctgtccacgggccgccacatccacgagacgcgcgagtggatcctgcgcaactccgcggtccccgtgggcaccgtccccatctaccaggcgctggagaaggtggacggcatcgcggagaacctgaactgggaggtgttccgcgagacgctgatcgagcaggccgagcagggcgtggactacttcacgatccacgcgggcgtgctgctgcgctacatccccctgaccgccaagcgcctgacgggcatcgtgtcccgcggcggctccatccacgcgaagtggtgcctggcctaccacaaggagaacttcgcctacgagcactgggacgacatcctggacatctgcaaccagtacgacgtcgccctgtccatcggcgacggcctgcgccccggctccatctacgacgccaacgacacggcccagttcgccgagctgctgacccagggcgagctgacgcgccgcgcgtgggagaaggacgtgcaggtgatgaacgagggccccggccacgtgcccatgcacaagatccccgagaacatgcagaagcagctggagtggtgcaacgaggcgcccttctacaccctgggccccctgacgaccgacatcgcgcccggctacgaccacatcacctccgccatcggcgcggccaacatcggcgccctgggcaccgccctgctgtgctacgtgacgcccaaggagcacctgggcctgcccaaccgcgacgacgtgaaggcgggcgtcatcgcctacaagatcgccgcccacgcggccgacctggccaagcagcacccccacgcccaggcgtgggacgacgcgctgtccaaggcgcgcttcgagttccgctggatggaccagttcgcgctgtccctggaccccatgacggcgatgtccttccacgacgagacgctgcccgcggacggcgcgaaggtcgcccacttctgctccatgtgcggccccaagttctgctccatgaagatcacggaggacatccgcaagtacgccgaggagaacggctacggctccgccgaggaggccatccgccagggcatggacgccatgtccgaggagttcaacatcgccaagaagacg

taacagacgaccaggcaggcgtcgggtagggaggtggtggtgatggcgtctcgatgccatcgcacgcatccaacgaccgtatacgcatcgtccaatgaccgtcggtgtcctctctgcctccgattgtgagatgtctcaggcttggtgcatcctcgggtggccagccacgttgcgcgtcgtgctgcttgcctctcttgcgcctctgtggtactggaaaatatcatcgaggcccgtttttttgctcccatttcctttccgctacatcttgaaagcaaacgacaaacgaagcagcaagcaaagagcacgaggacggtgaacaagtctgtcacctgtatacatctatttccccgcgggtgcacctactctctctcctgccccggcagagtcagc

caagatcagcgcctccatgacgaacgagacgtccgaccgccccctggtgcacttcacccccaacaagggctggatgaacgaccccaacggcctgtggtacgacgagaaggacgccaagtggcacctgtacttccagtacaacccgaacgacaccgtctgggggacgccatgttctggggccacgccacgtccgacgacctgaccaactgggaggaccagcccatcgccatcgccccgaagcgcaacgactccggcgccttctccggctccatggtggtggactacaacaacacctccggcttcttcaacgacaccatcgacccgcgccagcgctgcgtggccatctggacctacaacaccccggagtccgaggagcagtacatctcctacagcctggacggcggctacaccttcaccgagtaccagaagaaccccgtgctggccgccaactccacccagttccgcgacccgaaggtcttctggtacgagccctcccagaagtggatcatgaccgcggccaagtcccaggactacaagatcgagatctactcctccgacgacctgaagtcctggaagctggagtccgcgttcgccaacgagggcttcctcggctaccagtacgagtgccccggcctgatcgaggtccccaccgagcaggaccccagcaagtcctactgggtgatgttcatctccatcaaccccggcgccccggccggcggctcatcaaccagtacttcgtcggcagcttcaacggcacccacttcgaggccttcgacaaccagtcccgcgtggtggacttcggcaaggactactacgccctgcagaccttcttcaacaccgacccgacctacgggagcgccctgggcatcgcgtgggcctccaactgggagtactccgccttcgtgcccaccaacccctggcgctcctccatgtccctcgtgcgcaagttctccctcaacaccgagtaccaggccaacccggagacggagctgatcaacctgaaggccgagccgatcctgaacatcagcaacgccggcccctggagccggttcgccaccaacaccacgttgacgaaggccaacagctacaacgtcgacctgtccaacagcaccggcaccctggagttcgagctggtgtacgccgtcaacaccacccagacgatctccaagtccgtgttcgcggacctctccctctggttcaagggcctggaggaccccgaggagtacctccgcatgggcttcgaggtgtccgcgtcctccttcttcctggaccgcgggaacagcaaggtgaagttcgtgaaggagaacccctacttcaccaaccgcatgagcgtgaacaaccagccatcaagagcgagaacgacctgtcctactacaaggtgtacggcttgctggaccagaacatcctggagctgtacttcaacgacggcgacgtcgtgtccaccaacacctacttcatgaccaccggga

cgcccgcgcggcgcacctgacctgttctctcgagggcgcctgttctgccttgcgaaacaagcccctggagcatgcgtgcatgatcgtctctggcgccccgccgcgcggtttgtcgccctcgcgggcgccgcggccgcgggggcgcattgaaattgttgcaaaccccacctgacagattgagggcccaggcaggaaggcgttgagatggaggtacaggagtcaagtaactgaaagtttttatgataactaacaacaaagggtcgtttctggccagcgaatgacaagaacaagattccacatttccgtgtagaggcttgccatcgaatgtgagcgggcgggccgcggacccgacaaaacccttacgacgtggtaagaaaaacgtggcgggcactgtccctgtagcctgaagaccagcaggagacgatcggaagcatcacagcacaggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcaggacttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgaggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtcgaaacgttcacagcctagggcagcagcagctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgagccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgatttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgatgatcagtgtgtacgcgcttagcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagct

ggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccaggtagggctccgcctgtaactcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagcttaattaagagctcttgttttccagaaggagttgctccttgagcctttcattctcagcctcgataacctccaaagccgctctaattgtggagggggttcgaatttaaaagcttggaatgttggttcgtgcgtctggaacaagcccagacttgttgctcactgggaaaaggaccatcagctccaaaaaacttgccgctcaaaccgcgtacctctgctttcgcgcaatctgccctgttgaaatcgccaccacattcatattgtgacgcttgagcagtctgtaattgcctcagaatgtggaatcatctgccccctgtgcgagcccatgccaggcatgtcgcgggcgaggacacccgccactcgtacagcagaccattatgctacctcacaatagttcataacagtgaccatatttctcgaagctccccaacgagcacctccatgctctgagtggccaccccccggccctggtgcttgcggagggcaggtcaaccggcatggggctaccgaaatccccgaccggatcccaccacccccgcgatgggaagaatctctccccgggatgtgggcccaccaccagcacaacctgctggcccaggcgagcgtcaaaccataccacacaaatatccttggcatcggccctgaattccttctgccgctctgctacccggtgcttctgtccgaagcaggggttgctagggatcgctccgagtccgcaaacccttgtcgcgtggcggggcttgttcgagcttgaagagc SEQ ID NO: 142 catatgcggtgtgaaataccgcacagatgcgtaaggagaaaataccgcatcaggcgccattcgccattcaggctgcgcaactgttgggaagggcgatcggtgcgggcctcttcgctattacgccagctggcgaaagggggatgtgctgcaaggcgattaagttgggtaacgccagggattcccagtcacgacgagtaaaacgacggccagtgaattgatgcatgctatcgcgaaggtcattttccagaacaacgaccatggcttgtcttagcgatcgctcgaatgactgctagtgagtcgtacgctcgacccagtcgctcgcaggagaacgcggcaactgccgagcttcggcttgccagtcgtgactcgtatgtgatcaggaatcattggcattggtagcattataattcggcttccgcgctgtttatgggcatggcaatgtctcatgcagtcgaccttagtcaaccaattctgggtggccagctccgggcgaccgggctccgtgtcgccgggcaccacctcctgccatgagtaacagggccgccactcctcccgacgttggcccactgaataccgtgtcttggggccctacatgatgggctgcctagtcgggcgggacgcgcaactgcccgcgcaatctgggacgtggtctgaatcctccaggcgggtttccccgagaaagaaagggtgccgatttcaaagcagagccatgtgccgggccagtggcctgtgttggcgcctatgtagtcaccccccctcacccaattgtcgccagtttgcgcaatccataaactcaaaactgcagcttctgagagcgctgttcaagaacacctaggggtttg

ctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtaccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtaccgagcagagagaggacacggccgaccgcataccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccagaacaagacgggccgccccatcttctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggaccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggatccactgaccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtaggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccaggaggagatatcttcgactccaacctgggaccaagaagagacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgttcggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccccaacgcgatcctgaacacgaccgtccccgcccacggc

tctttcagactttactcttgaggaattgaacctttctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggccaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaaa

gtccggcagggaggtgacaaggcccccaggacctgccggactccgccacggtcgctgacctccaggaggccttccacaagcgcgcgaagaagttttatcccagccgccagcggctgacccttccggtggcccccggaccaaggacaagccggtggtgctgaactcgaagaagagcctcaaggagtactgcgacggtaacaccgactcgacacggtggtgtttaaggacttgggcgcgcaggtacctaccgcaccagttcttatcgagtacctgggccccctgctgatctaccccgtatctactacttccagtctataagtacctgggctacggcgaggaccgcgtcatccacccggtgcagacgtatgccatgtactactggtgatccactactttaagcgcattatggagacgttcttcgtgcaccgatcagccacgccacctcgcccatcggtaacgtatccgcaactmcctactactggacgttcggcgcctacatcgcttactacgtgaaccaccccctgtacacccccgtgagcgacttgcagatgaagatcggcttcgggttcggcctcgtgtttcaggtggcgaacttctactgccacatcctgctgaagaatctgcgcgacccgaacggcagcggcggttaccagatcccgcgcggcttcctgttcaacatcgtcacgtgcgcgaactacaccacggagatctaccagtggctcggattaacatcgccacgcagaccatcgccggctacgtgttcctcgcggtggccgccagattatgaccaactgggccacggcaagcactcgcggaccggaagatatcgacggcaaggacg

cacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacagctgccagacctgtgaatatccctgccgctatatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtagatcagtgtgtacgcgcattgcgagagctagctgcagtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgatcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtaactcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggaaagctgtagagctcctcactcagcgcgcctgcgcggggatgcggaacgccgccgccgccttgtcttttgcacgcgcgactccgtcgcttcgcgggtggcacccccattgaaaaaaacctcaattctgtttgtggaagacacggtgtacccccaaccacccacctgcacctctattattggtattattgacgcgggagcgggcgttgtactctacaacgtagcgtctctggttttcagctggctcccaccattgtaaattcttgctaaaatagtgcgtggttatgtgagaggtatggtgtaacagggcgtcagtcatgttggttttcgtgctgatctcgggcacaaggcgtcgtcgacgtgacgtgcccgtgatgagagcaataccgcgctcaaagccgacgcatggcctttactccgcactccaaacgactgtcgctcgtatttttcggatatctattttttaagagcgagcacagcgccgggcatgggcctgaaaggcctcgcggccgtgctcgtggtgggggccgcgagcgcgtggggcatcgcggcagtgcaccaggcgcagacggaggaacgcatggtgagtgcgcatcacaagatgcatgtcttgttgtctgtactataatgctagagcatcaccaggggcttagtcatcgcacctgctttggtcattacagaaattgcacaagggcgtcctccgggatgaggagatgtaccagctcaagctggagcggcttcgagccaagcaggagcgcggcgcatgacgacctacccacatgcgaagagcc tctaga SEQ ID NO: 143

ctgtactagccgtcaagacgctcaaggagtccggccacgagaacgtgtacgacgccgtggagaagcccctccagctggcgcaaaccgccgcggtcctggagatcctccacggcctggtcggcctcgtcaggagcccggtctcggccaccctgccgcagatcgggagccgcctctactgacctggggcattctgtattccacccggaggtccagagccactactggtgacctccctcgtgatcagctggtcgatcacggaaatcatccgctacagatcacggcctgaaggaggcgctgggcacgcgcccagctggcacctgtggctccgctattcgagctactggtgctctaccccaccggcatcacctccgaggtcggcctcatctacctggccctgccgcacatcaagacgtcggagatgtactccgtccgcatgcccaacaccagaacttaccacgacatactacgccacgattctcgtcctcgcgatctacgtccccggacgccccacatgtacc

SEQ ID NO: 144

cgacgttctccctcctgaagagcctgtacatctacttcctgcgccccggcaagaacctccgccgctacgggtcctgggccattatcaccggcccgaccgacggcatcggcaaggccatgcgaccagctggcccacaagggcctgaacctggtgctggtggcgcgcaacccggacaagctgaaggacgtctccgacagcatcaggtccaagcatagcaacgtgcagatcaagacggtgatcatggacatagcggcgacgttgacgacggcgtccgccgcatcaaggagaccatcgaggggctggaggtgggcatcctgatcaacaatgccggcatgtcctacccgtacgcgaagtactacacgaggtcgacgaggagctcgtcaacggcctcatcaaaatcaacgtcgagggcacgaccaaggtgacccaggccgtgctgccgggcatgctggagcgcaagcgcggcgccatcgtcaacatgggcagcggcgcggccgccctgatcccgtcgtaccccactacagcgtgtatgccggcgcgaagacgtacgtggaccagacacccggtgcctgcacgtcgagtacaagaagagcggcattgacgtccagtgccaggtcccgctctacgtggccacgaagatgacgaagatccgccgcgcctccacctggtcgcctcccccgagggctacgccaaggccgccctgcggttcgtggggtacgaggcccggtgcaccccctactggccgcacgccctgatgggctacgtcgtctccgccctgccccagtccgtgacgagtccacaacatcaagcgctgcctgcagatccgcaagaagggcatgctgaaggattcgcgg

SEQ ID NO: 145 gatttctatcatcaagtttctcatatgtttcacgcgttgctcacaacaccggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgtttttacaccttgccagagcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctcatctctctcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagtcagtacactacatgcacagccgtttgctcctgcgccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaacccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagttagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacagggtcatcaagcgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctgggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtctgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaacccctttgcgcgagccctgacattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgtcatttaattgatttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtctccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcggtctcggctatctgaagcccattac

ATGttcgcgttctacttcctgacggcctgcatctccctgaagggcgtgttcggcgtaccccctcctacaacggcctgggcctgacgccccagatgggctgggacaactggaacacgttcgcctgcgacgtctccgagcagctgctgctggacacggccgaccgcatctccgacctgggcctgaaggacatgggctacaagtacatcatcctggacgactgctggtcctccggccgcgactccgacggcttcctggtcgccgacgagcagaagttccccaacggcatgggccacgtcgccgaccacctgcacaacaactccttcctgttcggcatgtactcctccgcgggcgagtacacgtgcgccggctaccccggctccctgggccgcgaggaggaggacgcccagttcttcgcgaacaaccgcgtggactacctgaagtacgacaactgctacaacaagggccagttcggcacgcccgagatctcctaccaccgctacaaggccatgtccgacgccctgaacaagacgggccgccccatatctactccctgtgcaactggggccaggacctgaccttctactggggctccggcatcgcgaactcctggcgcatgtccggcgacgtcacggcggagttcacgcgccccgactcccgctgcccctgcgacggcgacgagtacgactgcaagtacgccggcttccactgctccatcatgaacatcctgaacaaggccgcccccatgggccagaacgcgggcgtcggcggctggaacgacctggacaacctggaggtcggcgtcggcaacctgacggacgacgaggagaaggcgcacttctccatgtgggccatggtgaagtcccccctgatcatcggcgcgaacgtgaacaacctgaaggcctcctcctactccatctactcccaggcgtccgtcatcgccatcaaccaggactccaacggcatccccgccacgcgcgtctggcgctactacgtgtccgacacggacgagtacggccagggcgagatccagatgtggtccggccccctggacaacggcgaccaggtcgtggcgctgctgaacggcggctccgtgtcccgccccatgaacacgaccctggaggagatatcttcgactccaacctgggctccaagaagctgacctccacctgggacatctacgacctgtgggcgaaccgcgtcgacaactccacggcgtccgccatcctgggccgcaacaagaccgccaccggcatcctgtacaacgccaccgagcagtcctacaaggacggcctgtccaagaacgacacccgcctgacggccagaagatcggctccctgtcccc

ttctgaccggcgctgatgtggcgcggacgccgtcgtactcatcagacatactcagaggaattgaaccatctcgcttgctggcatgtaaacattggcgcaattaattgtgtgatgaagaaagggtggcacaagatggatcgcgaatgtacgagatcgacaacgatggtgattgttatgaggggccaaacctggctcaatcttgtcgcatgtccggcgcaatgtgatccagcggcgtgactctcgcaacctggtagtgtgtgcgcaccgggtcgctttgattaaaactgatcgcattgccatcccgtcaactcacaagcctactctagctcccattgcgcactcgggcgcccggctcgatcaatgttctgagcggagggcgaagcgtcaggaaatcgtctcggcagctggaagcgcatggaatgcggagcggagatcgaat

ccccggaagccccgttcgacagcgagggttcctcgctggcgcccgacaatgggtccagcaagcccaccaagctgagctccacccggtccttgctgtccatctcctaccgggagctctcgcgttccaagtgcgtgcaggggcgggggcaccttttgttggtgttgtttgggcgggcctcagcactggggtggaggaagaatgcgtgagtgtgcttgcacacctcggcggtttaagatgtaatgcgccaatttcttgctgatgcattcctagacacaaagagtactcattcgagtctcatcgcggttgtgcgctcctcactccgtgcagccagcagtcgcggtcgttcacttcgcggggggtgccagggaggacggacgtttcggatgagaggagcgccgcatcctcgagtggcagggcgatcgcgccatccacaggtcggttgggtgggaaagggggggcgttggggtcaggtcagaagtcgtgaagttacaggcctgcatttgcacatcctgcgcgcgcctctggccgcttgtcttaagacccttgcactcgcttcctcatgaacccccatgaactccctcctgcaccccacagcgtgctggtggccaacaacggtctggcggcggtcaagttcatccggtcgatccggtcgtggtcgtacaagacgtttgggaacgagcgtgcggtgaagctgatcgcgatggcgacgcccgaggacatgcgcggacgcggagcacatccgcatggcggaccagtttgtggaggtccccggcggcaagaacgtgcagaactacgccaacgtgggcctgatcacctcggtggcggtgcgcaccggggtggacgcggtg cctgcagg SEQ ID NO: 146Gattcatatcatcaaatttcgcatatgtttcacgagttgctcacaacatcggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgtttttacaccttgccagggcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctc atctctttcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagccagtacattacatgcacagccatttgctcctgcaccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaccccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagtcagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacaaggtcatcaaacgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtctgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaaccccttttcgcgagccctggcattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgccatttaattgttttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtctccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcagtctcggctatctgaagcccgttaccagacactttggccggctgctttccaggcagccgtgtactcttgcgcagtcggtacc SEQ ID NO: 147 actagtATGacggtggccaatcccccggaagccccgttcgacagcgagggttcctcgctggcgcccgacaatgggtccagcaagcccaccaagctgagctccacccggtccctgctgtccatctcctaccgggagctctcgcgttccaagtgcgtacaggggcgagggcaccttttgttggtgttgtttgggcgggcctcggtactgggaggaggaggaatgcgtgcacacctctgcggttttagatgcaatgcgacaagtgcctgctgatgcattttctagacatgaagcatctcgtattcgagtctcaacgcgggtgtgcgctcctcactccgtgcagccagcagtcgcggtcgttcacttcgcggggggtgccagggaggacggacgtttcggatgagctggagcgccgcatcctcgagtggcagggcgatcgcgccatccacaggtcggttgggtgggaaagggggagtaccggggtcaggtcagaagtcgtgcatttacaggcatgcatctgcacatcgtgcgcacgcgcacgtctttggccgcttgtctcaagactcttgcactcgtttcctcatgcaccataatcaattccctcccccctcgcaaactcacagcgtgctggtggccaacaacggtctggcggcggtcaagttcatccggtcgatccggtcgtggtcgtacaagacgtttgggaacgagcgcgcggtgaagctgattgcgatggcgacgcccgagggcatgcgcgcggacgcggagcacatccgcatggcggaccagtttgtggaggtccccggcggcaagaacgtgcagaactacgccaacgtgggcctgatcacctcggtggcggtgcgcaccggggtggacgcggtgcctgcagg SEQ ID NO: 148

ctccgggccccggcgcccagcgaggcccctccccgtgcgcg ggcgcgccgtccaggccgcggccacccgcttcaagaaggagacgacgaccacccgcgccacgctgacgttcgacccccccacgaccaactccgagcgcgccaagcagcgcaagcacaccatcgacccctcctcccccgacttccagcccatcccctccttcgaggagtgcttccccaagtccacgaaggagcacaaggaggtggtgcacgaggagtccggccacgtcctgaaggtgcccttccgccgcgtgcacctgtccggcggcgagcccgccttcgacaactacgacacgtccggcccccagaacgtcaacgcccacatcggcctggcgaagctgcgcaaggagtggatcgaccgccgcgagaagctgggcacgcccgctacacgcagatgtactacgcgaagcagggcatcatcacggaggagatgctgtactgcgcgacgcgcgagaagctggaccccgagttcgtccgctccgaggtcgcgcggggccgcgccatcatcccctccaacaagaagcacctggagctggagcccatgatcgtgggccgcaagttcctggtgaaggtgaacgcgaacatcggcaactccgcgtggcctcctccatcgaggaggaggtctacaaggtgcagtgggccaccatgtggggcgccgacaccatcatggacctgtcacgggccgccacatccacgagacgcgcgagtggatcctgcgcaactccgcggtccccgtgggcaccgtcccatctacaggcgctggagaaggtggacggcatcgcggagaacctgaactgggaggtgttccgcgagacgctgatcgagcaggccgagcagggcgtggactacttcacgatccacgcgggcgtgctgctgcgctacatccccctgaccgccaagcgcatgacgggcatcgtgcccgcggcggctccatccacgcgaagtggtgcctggcctaccacaggagaacttcgcctacgagcactgggacgacatcctggacatctgcaaccagtacgacgtcgccctgtccatcggcgacggcctgcgccccggctccatctacgacgccaacgacacggcccagttcgccgagctgctgacccagggcgagctgacgcgccgcgcgtgggagaaggacgtgcaggtgatgaacgagggccccggccacgtgcccatgcacaagatccccgagaacatgcagaagcagctggagtggtgcaacgaggcgcccttctacaccctgggccccctgacgaccgacatcgcgcccggctacgaccacatcacctccgccatcggcgcggccaacatcggcgccctgggcaccgccctgctgtgctacgtgacgcccaaggagcacctgggcctgcccaaccgcgacgacgtgaaggcgggcgtcatcgcctacaagatcgccgcccacgcggccgacctggccaagcagcacccccacgcccaggcgtgggacgacgcgctgtccaaggcgcgcttcgagttccgctggatggaccagttcgcgctgtccctggaccccatgacggcgatgtccttccacgacgagacgctgcccgcggacggcgcgaaggtcgcccattctgctccatgtgcggccccaagttctgctccatgaagatcacggaggacatccgcaagtacgccgaggagaacggctacggctccgccgaggaggccatccgccagggcatggacgccatgtccgaggagttcaacatcgccaagaagacgatctccggcgagcagcacggcgaggtcggcg

ggtaggaggtggtggtgatggcgtctcgatgccatcgcacgcatccaacgaccgtatacgcatcgtccaatgaccgtcggtgtcctctctgcctccgttttgtgagatgtctcaggcttggtgcatcctcgggtggccagccacgttgcgcgtcgtgctgcttgcctctcttgcgcctctgtggtactggaaaatatcatcgaggcccgtttttttgctcccatttcctttccgcacatcttgaaagcaaacgacaaacgaagcagcaagcaaagagcacgaggacggtgaacaagtctgtcacctgtatacatctatttccccgcgggtgcacctactctctctcctgccccggcagagtcagctgccttacgtgac ggatcc SEQ ID NO: 149 catatgtttcacgcgttgctcacaacaccggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgtttttacaccttgccagagcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctcatctctctcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagtcagtacactacatgcacagccgtttgctcctgcgccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaacccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagttagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacagggtcatcaagcgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctgggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtctgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaacccctttgcgcgagccctgacattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgtcatttaattgatttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtctccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcggtctcggctatctgaagcccattacccgacactttggccggctg

ccgctgcggcgacctgcgtcgctcggcgggctccgggccccggcgcccagcgaggcccctcccccgtgcgcgggcgcgccgtccaggccgcggccacccgcttcaagaaggagacgacgaccacccgcgccacgctgacgttcgacccccccacgaccaactccgagcgcgccaagcagcgcaagcacaccatcgacccctcctcccccgacttccagcccatcccctccttcgaggagtgcttccccaagtccacgaaggagcacaaggaggtggtgcacgaggagtccggccacgtcctgaaggtgcccttccgccgcgtgcacctgtccggcggcgagcccgccttcgacaactacgacacgtccggcccccagaacgtcaacgcccacatcggcctggcgaagctgcgcaaggagtggatcgaccgccgcgagaagctgggcacgccccgctacacgcagatgtactacgcgaacagggcatcatcacggaggagatgctgtactgcgcacgcgcgagaagctggaaaagagttcgtccgctccgaggtcgcgcggggccgcgccatcatcccctccaacaagaagcacctggagctggagcccatgatcgtgggccgcaagttcctggtgaaggtgaacgcgaacatcggcaactccgccgtggcctcctccatcgaggaggaggtctacaaggtgcagtgggccaccatgtggggcgccgacaccatcatggacctgtccacgggccgccacatccacgagacgcgcgagtggatcctgcgcaactccgcggtccccgtgggcaccgtccccatctaccaggcgctggagaaggtggacggcatcgcggagaacctgaactgggaggtgttccgcgagacgctgatcgagcaggccgagcagggcgtggactacttcacgatccacgcgggcgtgctgctgcgctacatccccctgaccgccaagcgcatgacgggcatcgtgtcccgcggcggctccatccacgcgaagtggtgcctggcctaccacaaggagaacttcgcctacgagcactgggacgacatcctggacatctgcaaccagtacgacgtcgccctgtccatcggcgacggcctgcgccccggctccatctacgacgccaacgacacggcccagttcgccgagctgctgacccagggcgagctgacgcgccgcgcgtgggagaaggacgtgcaggtgatgaacgagggccccggccacgtgcccatgcacaagatccccgagaacatgcagaagcagctggagtggtgcaacgaggcgcccttctacaccctgggccccctgacgaccgacatcgcgcccggctacgaccacatcacctccgccatcggcgcggccaacatcggcgccctgggcaccgccctgctgtgctacgtgacgcccaaggagcacctgggcctgcccaaccgcgacgacgtgaaggcgggcgtcatcgcctacaagatcgccgcccacgcggccgacctggccaagcagcacccccacgcccaggcgtgggacgacgcgctgtccaaggcgcgcttcgagttccgctggatggaccagttcgcgctgtccctggaccccatgacggcgatgtccttccacgacgagacgctgcccgcggacggcgcgaaggtcgcccacttctgctccatgtgcggccccaagttctgctccatgaagatcacggaggacatccgcaagtacgccgaggagaacggctacggctccgccgaggaggccatccgccagggcatggacgccatgtccgaggagttcaacatcgccaagaagacgat

attacgtaacagacgaccttggcaggcgtcgggtagggaggtggtggtgatggcgtctcgatgccatcgcacgcatccaacgaccgtatacgcatcgtccaatgaccgtcggtgtcctctctgcctccgttttgtgagatgtctcaggcttggtgcatcctcgggtggccagccacgttgcgcgtcgtgctgcttgcctctcttgcgcctctgtggtactggaaaatatcatcgaggcccgtttttttgctcccatttcctttccgctacatcttgaaagcaaacgacaaacgaagcagcaagcaaagagcacgaggacggtgaacaagtctgtcacctgtatacatctatttccccgcgggtgcacctactctctctcctgccccggcagagtcagctgccttacgtgacggatcccgcgtctcgaacagagcgcgcagaggaacgctgaaggtctcgcctctgtcgcacctcagcgcggcatacaccacaataaccacctgacgaatgcgcttggttcttcgtccattagcgaagcgtccggttcacacacgtgccacgttggcgaggtggcaggtgacaatgatcggtggagctgatggtcgaaacg

cggtggtgagcaggtccggcagggaggtgctcaaggcccccctggacctgccggactccgccacggtcgctgacctccaggaggccttccacaagcgcgcgaagaagttttatcccagccgccagcggctgaccctgccggtggcccccggctccaaggacaagccggtggtgctgaactcgaagaagagcctcaaggagtactgcgacggtaacaccgactcgctcacggtggtgtttaaggacttgggcgcgcaggtctcctaccgcaccctgttcttcttcgagtacctgggccccctgctgatctaccccgtcttctactacttccctgtctataagtacctgggctacggcgaggaccgegtcatccacccggtgcagacgtatgccatgtactactggtgcttccactactttaagcgcattatggagacgttcttcgtgcaccgcttcagccacgccacctcgcccatcggtaacgtcttccgcaactgcgcctactactggacgttcggcgcctacatcgcttactacgtgaaccaccccctgtacacccccgtgagcgacttgcagatgaagatcggcttcgggttcggcctcgtgtttcaggtggcgaacttctactgccacatcctgctgaagaatctgcgcgacccgaacggcagcggcggttaccagatccgcgcggcttcctgttcaacatcgtcacgtgcgcgaactacaccacggagatctaccagtggctcggctttaacatcgccacgcagaccatcgccggctacgtgttcctcgcggtggccgccctgattatgaccaactgggccctcggcaagcactcgcggctccggaagatct

agctcggatagtatcgacacactctggacgctggtcgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacggg

gacgttctccctcctgaagagcctgtacatctacttcctgcgccccggcaagaacctccgccgctacgggtcctgggccattatcaccggcccgaccgacggcatcggcaaggcctttgcgttccagctggcccacaagggcctgaacctggtgctggtggcgcgcaacccggacaagctgaaggacgtctccgacagcatcaggtccaagcatagcaacgtgcagatcaagacggtgatcatggactttagcggcgacgttgacgacggcgtccgccgcatcaaggagaccatcgaggggctggaggtgggcatcctgatcaacaatgccggcatgtcctacccgtacgcgaagtactttcacgaggtcgacgaggagctcgtcaacggcctcatcaaaatcaacgtcgagggcacgaccaaggtgacccaggccgtgctgccgggcatgctggagcgcaagcgcggcgccatcgtcaacatgggcagcggcgcggccgccctgatcccgtcgtaccccttctacagcgtgtatgccggcgcgaagacgtacgtggaccagttcacccggtgcctgcacgtcgagtacaagaagagcggcattgacgtccagtgccaggtcccgctctacgtggccacgaagatgacgaagatccgccgcgcctccttcctggtcgcctcccccgagggctacgccaaggccgccctgcggttcgtggggtacgaggcccggtgcaccccctactggccgcacgccctgatgggctacgtcgtctccgccctgccccagtccgtgttcgagtccttcaacatcaagcgctgcctgcagatccgcaagaaggg

cgtgtgatggactgttgccgccacacttgctgccttgacctgtgaatatccctgccgcttttatcaaacagcctcagtgtgtttgatcttgtgtgtacgcgcttttgcgagttgctagctgcttgtgctatttgcgaataccacccccagcatccccttccctcgtttcatatcgcttgcatcccaaccgcaacttatctacgctgtcctgctatccctcagcgctgctcctgctcctgctcactgcccctcgcacagccttggtttgggctccgcctgtattctcctggtactgcaacctgtaaaccagcactgcaatgctgatgcacgggaagtagtgggatgggaacacaaatggagatatc

ccgctcacaattccacacaacatacgagccggaagcataaagtgtaaagcctggggtgcctaatgagtgagctaactcacattaat SEQ ID NO: 150

ctgtactttgccgtcaagacgctcaaggagtccggccacgagaacgtgtacgacgccgtggagaagcccctccagctggcgcaaaccgccgcggtcctggagatcctccacggcctggtcggcctcgtcaggagcccggtctcggccaccctgccgcagatcgggagccgcctctttctgacctggggcattctgtattccttcccggaggtccagagccactttctggtgacctccctcgtgatcagctggtcgatcacggaaatcatccgctacagcttcttcggcctgaaggaggcgctgggcttcgcgcccagctggcacctgtggctccgctattcgagctttctggtgctctaccccaccggcatcacctccgaggtcggcctcatctacctggccctgccgcacatcaagacgtcggagatgtactccgtccgcatgcccaacaccagaactatccacgactattctacgccacgattctcgtcctcgcgatctacgtccccggacgccccacatgtacc

SEQ ID NO: 151 gattcatatcatcaaatttcgcatatgtttcacgagttgctcacaacatcggcaaatgcgttgttgttccctgttttacaccttgccagggcctggtcaaagcttgacagtttgaccaaattcaggtggcctcatctattcgcactgatagacattgcagatttggaagacccagccagtacattacatgcacagccatttgctcctgcaccatgaacttgccacttttgtgcgccggtcgggggtgatagctcggcagccgccgatcccaaaggtcccgcggcccaggggcacgagaccccccgacacgattaaatagccaaaatcagtcagaacggcacctccaccctacccgaatctgacaaggtcatcaaacgcgcgaaacaacggcgagggtgcgttcgggaagcgcgcgtagttgacgcaagaagcctgggtcaggctggagggccgcgagaagatcgcttcctgccgagtdgcacccacgcctcgagcgcaccgtccgcgaacaaccaaccccttttcgcgagccaggcattctttcaattgccaaggatgcacatgtgacacgtatagccattcggctttgtttgtgcctgcttgactcgcgccatttaattgttttgtgccggtgagccgggagtcggccactcgtaccgagccgcagtcccggcgccagtcccccggcctctgatctgggtccggaagggttggtataggagcagtctcggctatctgaagcccgttaccagacactttggccggctgctttccaggcagccgtgtactcttgcgcagtc ggtacc SEQ ID NO: 152

aagcccaccaagctgagctccacccggtccctgctgtccatctcctaccgggagctctcgcgttccaagtgcgtacaggggcgagggcaccttttgttggtgttgtttgggcgggcctcggtactgggaggaggaggaatgcgtgcacacctctgcggttttagatgcaatgcgacaagtgcctgctgatgcattttctagacatgaagcatctcgtattcgagtctcaacgcgggtgtgcgctcctcactccgtgcagccagcagtcgcggtcgttcacttcgcggggggtgccagggaggacggacgtttcggatgagctggagcgccgcatcctcgagtggcagggcgatcgcgccatccacaggtcggttgggtgggaaagggggagtaccggggtcaggtcagaagtcgtgcatttacaggcatgcatctgcacatcgtgcgcacgcgcacgtctttggccgcttgtctcaagactcttgcactcgtttcctcatgcaccataatcaattccctcccccctcgcaaactcacagcgtgctggtggccaacaacggtctggcggcggtcaagttcatccggtcgatccggtcgtggtcgtacaagacgtttgggaacgagcgcgcggtgaagctgattgcgatggcgacgcccgagggcatgcgcgcggacgcggagcacatccgcatggcggaccagtttgtggaggtccccggcggcaagaacgtgcagaactacgccaacgtgggcctgatcacctcggtggcggtgcgcaccggggtggacgcggtg cctgcagg

1. An oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell that produces a cell oil,the cell optionally of the genus Prototheca, the cell comprising anablation of one or more alleles of an endogenous polynucleotide encodinga lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT).
 2. The cell of claim 1,wherein the endogenous polynucleotide encoding the LPAAT has at least80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 105 or
 106. 3. Thecell of claim 1, further comprising an exogenous gene encoding an activeenzyme selected from the group consisting of (a) alysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT); (b) aphosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT); (c)CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT);(d) a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase LPAAT; and (e) a fatty acidelongase (FAE).
 4. The cell of claim 3, wherein the exogenous geneencodes a lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase having at least 80,85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, or108. 5-7. (canceled)
 8. The cell of claim 3, wherein the exogenous geneencodes a fatty acid elongase having at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequencethat encodes the amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 19, 20, 84 or
 85. 9-31.(canceled)
 32. An oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell that produces acell oil, the cell optionally of the genus Prototheca, the cellcomprising a first exogenous gene encoding an active enzyme of one ofthe following types: (a) a lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase(LPCAT); (b) a phosphatidylcholine diacylglycerolcholinephosphotransferase (PDCT); or (c)CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT);(d) an LPAAT; (e) and optionally a second exogenous gene encoding (f) afatty acid elongase (FAE).
 33. The cell of claim 32, wherein the cellcomprises a fatty acid elongase enzyme having at least 80, 85, 90 or 95%sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 20, 84 or
 85. 34. The cell of claim 32,wherein the first exogenous gene encodes a phosphatidylcholinediacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase having at least 80, 85, 90 or95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
 93. 35. The cell of claim 32,wherein the first exogenous gene encodes a lysophosphatidylcholineacyltransferase having at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity toSEQ ID NOs: 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, or
 108. 36. The cell of claim 32,wherein the first exogenous gene encodes an LPAAT having at least 80,85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 12, 29, 30, 32, 33, or34. 37-53. (canceled)
 54. An oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell thatproduces a cell oil, the cell optionally of the genus Prototheca, thecell comprising an exogenous polynucleotide that encodes an activeketoacyl-CoA reductase, hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, or enoyl-CoAreductase.
 55. The oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell of claim 54,wherein the exogenous polynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95%sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 144 and encodes an active ketoacyl-CoAreductase.
 56. The oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell of claim 54,wherein the exogenous polynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95%sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 143 and encodes an activehydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase.
 57. The oleaginous eukaryotic microalgalcell of claim 54, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide has at least 80,85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to the enoyl-CoA reductase encodingportion of SEQ ID NO: 142 and encodes an active enoyl-CoA reductase. 58.The oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell of claim 54, wherein the cellfurther comprises an exogenous nucleic acid encoding alysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT), a phosphatidylcholinediacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT),CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT), alysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) or a fatty acid elongase(FAE).
 59. The oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell of claim 58,wherein the cell further comprises an exogenous nucleic acid encoding anenzyme selected from the group consisting of a sucrose invertase and analpha galactosidase.
 60. The oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell ofclaim 54, wherein the cell further comprises an exogenous nucleic acidthat encodes a desaturase and/or a ketoacyl synthase. 61-64. (canceled)65. An oil produced by an oleaginous eukaryotic microalgal cell, thecell optionally of the genus Prototheca, the cell comprising anexogenous polynucleotide that encodes an active ketoacyl-CoA reductase,hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, or enoyl-CoA reductase.
 66. The oil ofclaim 65, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 144 and encodes an activeketoacyl-CoA reductase.
 67. The oil of claim 65, wherein the exogenouspolynucleotide has at least 80, 85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to SEQID NO: 143 and encodes an active hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase.
 68. Theoil of claim 65, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide has at least 80,85, 90 or 95% sequence identity to the enoyl-CoA reductase encodingportion of SEQ ID NO: 142 and encodes an active enoyl-CoA reductase. 69.The oil of claim 65, wherein the cell further comprises an exogenousnucleic acid encoding a lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT),a phosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT),CDP-choline:1,2-sn-diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (DAG-CPT), alysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) or a fatty acid elongase(FAE).
 70. The oil of claim 69, wherein the cell further comprises andexogenous nucleic acid encoding an enzyme selected from the groupconsisting of a sucrose invertase and an alpha galactosidase. 71-110.(canceled)